Several agents have told me they are required to send it out whether they have other offers or not and most people add at least a few thousand to their offer.

You can literally find answers to all of your questions within the confines of this site.

Even if I were found guilty, the cost would be in the thousands, not in the millions.

I one thousand percent agree with @Chris Seveney.

The attitude in the courtroom was literally an overnight change after his passing.

You are way too green to even consider notes and from what you are saying, you are literally just taking things others suggested and saying you want to invest in them which is a recipe for disaster.

A tenant and the property management company walked all over me and costed me thousands and thousands of dollars.

I was literally about to say you are asking which is better, pizza or dumplings.

We are not at the stage yet where you should spend tens of thousands of dollars on an attorney filing a lawsuit or requesting arbitration.

So, understanding the seller's situation helped me literally jump on this deal and exclude any other potential buyers and to get a discount.