I looking to buy in western Nebraska if that's important. 

My take is that there's still a very important role they can play in the transaction, just maybe quite a bit different that it used to be, and certainly different roles for different types of buyers. 

@James Hyatt - There are a bunch of good articles here: https://www.biggerpockets.com/search?

Personable, but more importantly professional and a tireless worker. 

Generally, I take pretty good notes and jot down the important parts I don’t want to forget.Not the case this time.

Also, BP here is something VERY IMPORTANT.

I have read the BP book so I know how important/ fragile  is can be to reject a potential tenant  the right way.

Toss in his retirement, whatever his disability is (which IS tax free) and the fact that his fiancé is working full time and even without his second BAH payment and his employment rent should be covered assuming this is an important goal for the two of them.If I sound jaded it's only because I once rented to a young (early 30's) veteran who was not only 100 percent service connected but also managed to draw social security AND had the Wound Warrior Project fork over his security deposit AND first months rent for my SFH. 

@Steven Burke: Great article in the Boston Globe today.

I had a very direct conversation with my wholesaler in regards to how important this was that I don't get screwed and that this contractor is someone I can trust.