Though the contact number may be under my nose so far I was only able to reach a phone number that has an electronic message to all callers including an email address to which I have not received and reply as of yet...I googled of course but so far fishing nothing but dead ends. 

The seller initially was unwilling to work with me as I was using an agent to avoid the fees, but when I put a contract in front of his nose with a 2% agent commission listed (my agent’s idea, not mine), the seller signed it with only minor negotiation.

Realtors hate open houses  they do them because the sellers expect them to do them and ask them to do them... and most brokers farm open houses out to the newbie agents.rare are the deals made at an open houses.2. the RE laws do not let you play financial counselor or legal council to buyers and sellers its not a fiduciary for brokers to get into buyers financial conditions and or legal positions they need to consult CPA and lawyer if they need that advise.. but I see this all the time brokers getting the nose into the buyer or seller business and killing deals when its their job to make deals.3.  

Long time no see!  

Floor used to matter more, in years past, but with the rental market being so tight recently it seems to matter less right now; people who used to turn up their nose at a third floor are happy now if they can get it.

If you're up front like you are, they only spend 10 seconds on it, and they probably spend more time picking their nose in a day..

They may be OK with convenience now, but they may not be so OK with it if you later wave a $10K check under their noses.

My wife currently pays no SE taxes, as she is not employed and has no personal income, i.e., we are a single-income family.  

If the bank goes under while it's holding your mortgage, rest assured that somebody else will pick up the servicing and holding of that note, so it's really no skin off your nose if they do go belly up.

If you have 600k and 30k makes up 5% of your overall portfolio strategy then you can sit on the property for awhile before it produces.I could buy many commercial land deals today but I choose to go after fractured projects already constructed on and defaulted from the last downturn.