Bucking trends is often best left to deep pockets and politicians. 

There are guys making good money on dirt cheap properties in Cleveland (and I assume many other markets) but they're typically hands on locals with a deep understanding of their market and real estate as a whole.

Looking forward to dig in deep in this site and see if I can find anything useful.

Deep in my gut i feel that there is another reason why she is in such a hurry, a part of me felt that she was wanted, or maybe someone is looking for her because she seem to be very paranoid.

I suggest getting deep into the site, books, blogs, and especially the podcasts.

Take a deep breath and tackle each item as it comes up, one room at a time.

I recommend getting deep on the podcasts and books, of course you have the forums to learn from as well. 

Maybe the seller is in deep with too many bills and has to sell quick and will take anything that is offered but doesn't want to offer it low in case someone is willing to pay more.

Although every other week is OK, you can spread it out more if you want (unless you have deep pockets).

They can also make you aware of some of these 'gotchas' before you're too deep into the process.