My hypothesis is this agent misread our offer as "we were emotionally eager" to acquire the property and thought he might be able to draw more from the well if he created the atmosphere of a competition.   

Hugh networking events with free food, drinks and great atmosphere for deal making, private money contact ect.

If you do, it will poison the atmosphere for when you do meet a good contractor. 

So currently living in Torrance/ redondo beach, which is the atmosphere i love.

If you want to be in this game for the long profitable haul you need to make sure your properties align with your numbers, otherwise when the market hits a snag you may not be able to come out of the trenches in one piece.I remember when my husband and I went to bid at our first auction sale (we had attended several auctions before to get a feel of the atmosphere) I had an excel sheet for the property I was interested in and detailed profit/loss for every $5k increment of bid.

I like going there because the atmosphere and the people are great.

I want to be able to provide an atmosphere where we can all grow in peace and harmony and not have to worry about how we are going to pay the bills, or stress about being able to put food on the table.

Share the shade and friendly atmosphere with a children's playground, Clubhouse and beautiful pond. 

Would deff utilize the driving for dollars and possibly narrowing that neighborhood down to specific homes with in the neighborhood based on the distressed atmosphere of the homes in the neighborhood.

This also means less climate-changing emissions for your house than other forms of heating would produce because it doesn't release any carbon dioxide into the atmosphere when used correctly.