I've used two realtors to help me. 7 offers were declined and 1 was accepted.

If you have a clause in your lease which addresses it and he asks for reimbursement, refer him to the lease and politely decline.  

With me, i applied with four banks in parallel and two banks declined my application (after 8 weeks reviewing it: Chase and Citizen Bank) and two banks still reviewing.

https://www.har.com/content/newsroom/Houston Real Estate Highlights in May: Single-family home sales rose 1.0 percent year-over-year, with 8,157 units sold, the second largest one-month sales volume of all time;Days on Market (DOM) for single-family homes increased slightly from 51 to 52 days;Total property sales edged up 0.6 percent with 9,721 units sold; Total dollar volume increased 2.0 percent to $2.8 billion;The single-family home median price rose 3.4 percent to $243,000, which represents an all-time high;The single-family home average price increased 1.3 percent to a record high of $305,511;Single-family homes months of inventory was flat at a 4.0-months supply, the highest level since last August and equal to the national inventory level;Townhome/condominium sales fell 6.4 percent, with the average price up 2.5 percent to $213,912 and the median price up 3.0 percent to $170,000;Leases of single-family homes declined 1.8 percent with the average rent up 3.7 percent to $1,845;Volume of townhome/condominium leases dropped 22.6 percent with the average rent up 1.0 percent to $1,580.

It's not stated in the contract, but I didn't know if certain states require you pay that if you get that full price offer and you decline it.  

As I'm sure you know, property isn't too expensive, it's possible to find a good number of properties in good areas that satisfy the 1% rule or greater, and given how many good universities and companies are in the area, I don't see the city declining anytime soon. 

Back then, values were declining.

His parents had a chance to sign a Co sign agreement and declined.

Full of card numbers and crossed out card numbers with notes like “Declined at Panera 10/6, and Declined at WalMart 10/14, etc.”Turns out she was a card tester for a local stolen card ring and apparently she just decided to use one of the stolen cards for a mini staycation.She shows up while the Sheriff is collecting evidence, gets arrested.

The only reason I would want to hold a property is if there is more potential to be met in the future and the IRR won't decline if we wait another year or more.