Most contracts are on good faith.

Sounds to me like she is not acting in good faith with you, and so I would not go out of my way to be accommodating.

A lot of this may depend on your liquid position, ability to access data for the markets you're seeking to invest in, and the type of support you can have in any particular market.I can tell you TX is old faithful and you can get into deals with less out of pocket, but there is high competition and your margins may be lower than say GA.

When you find the property you are interested in you can submit your Agreement of Sale and they will supply you with a Good Faith Estimate which you then can compare with others; and your shopping for a mortgage has begun.

The biggest step is.. stepping out on faith and getting over the fear of "what if they say yes!"

I was hesitant to do my first deal a couple years ago unless I had someone taking a leap of faith with me, and it was the best decision I've made (seven units later).50% of something is better than 0% of nothing :)

Hey LouCongrats on taking a leap of faith and submitting an offer.

It is the expectation that you will make a good faith effort to re-lease as quickly as possible and the tenant would only be accountable for paying the rent (and possibly utilities) up until the new tenant's lease begins.

I guess I just don't have that faith in others at this point.

You have to put a good faith effort.