If your heart is set on this house, offer something well above the asking price.

I have been largely self-educated in REI, so I'm looking forward to filing in the gaps with the expertise found here.I am Lauren Heart (YES real name/real spelling) living in one of the most expensive areas in the country, Silicon Valley.  

For example, you couldn't rent a rundown 3/2 SFR in the heart of the ghetto in my market for 850, and in others 850 may get you a really nice place in class A neighborhood.

All agents will tell you they have your best interest at heart and they do have a fiduciary responsibility to you but, there really is no way for you to monitor that.

She never gave a real justification for the change of heart, just said she couldn't give me permission at this time.

@Kevin Auyonglook up Jerry Padilla  he specializes in them bless his heart !! 

Thank you very much for your input, I am taking much of this "Golden Thread" to heart.

I'll take your input to heart and reach out if/when I look at Atlanta or surrounding communities. 

The one main theme I have seen over the years and in my current role as a funder of these assets in the wholesale condition before they are bought by out of state folks.. is that OOS folks really need to concentrate on the better properties in a given area.. where I see heart ache is when they try to buy super low value homes IE the cheapest homes on the market in a given MSA.. not realizing that the tenant is also the hardest to manage.. just moving up 20k on the purchase will put them in a much better position to have a decent tenant and in an area that is not so tough to own in. 

Natalalie Pilkinton took this issue to heart, and immediately reached out to me via e-mail trying to address the concerns I had.