Nobody wants a competing offer, but at the same time it makes them feel better about their decision to make an offer, when they know there are other people interested - or the other way arround, they question their own judgement and wonder why nobody else has made an offer..

@Joe P. your questions are based in fear and it's probably something that can be solved through education.

Does the 5% down loan through Fannie Mae work for owner occupied new construction?  If not, is there different product for new construction.  Or a strategy to get to the 5% down loan?  

The issue is offsetting the lump sum this year so it would essentially solve my problem for this year to offset the taxes I would pay, but I don't want to hop into something and have it not be the right fit because I was trying to get it done by end of year. 

I currently run a department with 20-25 employees, which has taught me a lot about leadership, systems, problem-solving, and execution.

Quote from @Cabir Covington: Good afternoon Bigger Pockets,I have a question just started researching information on commercial real estate and my question.

Is there new contact info for customer support that hasn’t been updated on the website or something? I have an issue with a book order and have tried reaching out a couple times with no response. 

It may take a long time to fully solve but with the visibly and funding, there should be some improvement to the problem in the near term.So those are my 3 local picks for outperforming the local market.

Should I offer to pay them for their consultation, or are these types of questions common as part of the PM vetting process and is a "courtesy service"?

The first question is home many houses have you sold in the last year.