@Latoya Wright, I'll reiterate: my recommendation is: don't "buy" until YOU can close.Otherwise it's too obvious that you're treating each SELLER as your gamer-competitor, when in fact, it's NOT a game, and Sellers are NOT in a battle that they should lose to you.Please, don't be a "lookylue" buyer yourself!

since Dallas has its fair share of competitors i would try to find a real estate agent that is experienced familiar as to what is going on in Dallas.  

We did this so that we could make a stronger offer than our multiple competitors who were offering more $$s but with financing.

Every one of them will be worried that they're next to see a competitor move in to their front yard.

There doesn't seem to be much activity and may be a bit of a little sleeper because they have it listed $30-$40k over what it's worth after accounting for the damage from being unoccupied.The selling Agent initially told us she "couldn't present an offer more than 5% off the asking price" which doesn't seem legal in Florida where all deals are supposed to be presented to the Seller no matter how ridiculous, but that was her position, so my Agent and I decided we would make the 95% offer, get the inspections done and then come back with a more realistic price.Numbers: Asking: $169,00095%: $160,550What I'd like to pay: $136,000Room to go to: $140,000Estimated rehab: $37,000Estimated Re-sale Price: $210,000 (Priced for quick sale, below competitors)My Agent was ready to make the offer last night when she got hit with the DispoSolutions login.

I'm looking for a company in a different market (non-competitor) who would allow me to shadow their land person for a week or so, to gain some knowledge and training.  

You need to focus on one area and do it better than your competitor.

Could your recommend a favorite and elaborate on why you prefer them over a competitor?

Competition & Time of year - From my experience, there is a ton of competitors, i'm always watching what their prices are and adjusting mine accordingly trying and beat the competition to get the place rented.

And you'd be learning to master a nitch that your competitors tend to avoid.