Somewhere you can drive to on short notice makes a whole lot more sense.

1. attorney and realtor here. seller should keep the deposit here bc buyer breached contract (assuming there was no home sale contingency in the contract, which it sounds like there wasn't). 2. it'll be hard to go after buyer agent for damages bc seller would have to prove that buyer agent knowingly withheld info. honestly, just keep buyer's deposit and re-list (the deposit is essentially "liquidated damages" which are damages everyone agrees to upfront to avoid costly fighting when sh*t goes down).3. definitely seller agent should have closely reviewed buyer's preapproval/POF. when i represent sellers, i even call the buyer's lender to discuss their offer (i do this before my seller accepts the offer). that typically ferrets out any problems my seller should be aware of as far as buyer's financing is concerned. honestly, i think if the listing agent had vetted the preapproval and/or called buyer's lender, you'd have avoided this situation completely.4. to protect yourself going forward, make sure you always review buyer's preapproval/POF. preapprovals give so much info to sellers, like what type of loan buyer is using (for instance, FHA should make your spidey senses tingle bc you're being put on notice that buyer does not have a bunch of cash available for the deal, so you'll likely get squeezed for some $$$ during the inspection period). preapprovals will also note whether there are contingencies that need to be taken care of before buyer can close (like a home sale contingency). i'm big on picking up the phone and calling buyer's lender before having my sellers accept an offer. that might be something to ask of your agent moving forward as well.

Serve them a 3 day notice to cure or quit.

Here I notice there is a big difference between east and west valley agents.

I keep getting notices from the city utility about it. 

A few months ago, I had a vacancy and posted the apartment on Zillow. Many people applied, and I offered it to a woman that just met the minimum requirements. A week before move in, she texted me saying that she chang...

It does seem houses on the market are taking longer to sell, but I haven't noticed a decrease in new development.

, but I’ve noticed a pattern—sometimes we pass on deals with incredible appreciation potential, tax benefits, or value-add upside simply because they don’t meet our $200/month cash flow threshold.Here’s the dilemma:✅ Cash flow pays the bills today—but often comes with higher-risk areas, more tenant turnover, and slower appreciation.💼 Equity growth/appreciation-focused deals may bleed cash early on but can 10x your net worth over time if managed well.My question to the community:How do YOU decide between short-term cash flow and long-term wealth plays?

Deals get closed on trust, and trust comes from personal relationships.But here's what I’ve noticed after years in the business: so much time is lost on *busy work*—endless phone calls, repetitive follow-ups, scheduling, and responses to basic questions.

I sent a letter with 60 days notice to raise rents based on those estimates (and included the bank's estimates in the letter).