The new trend they started a couple years back of arbitrarily needing to raise the annual subscription fee $100 each year to "provide the best service" would fit into this also

We can't just give someone X-amount without it corresponding to specific work, so when in fact this doesn't get done, our in-house construction team designed budgets as they saw fit. 

Identify the sizes that fit your deal size in 2 above.  

All of the advice given by previous commenters is good but if you are brand new and are paralyzed by overwhelming information and having trouble getting forward momentum, this could be a great fit for you.

I'd recommend to reach out to Michael Estes here in Austin - he may be a great fit to help you with what you are looking for based on your goals/anti-goals listed aboveMichael EstesTexas RE Broker License #494994www.trendRE.com

Additionally, I have seen people set offer deadlines and accept offers before the deadline hence I think it is best practice to get an offer in as soon as possible, call the agent before the deadline to see where offers are at, and adjust as you see fit.

Then find your REI strategy that fits your goals.  

From there, here are some questions you should ask to narrow down who you think may be a good fit for the results you are looking to achieve as an investor.Two important things to remember.

Let Kelly know to conduct further due diligence to see if the Ohio market and numbers are a good fit.

@Dan Thomas yes these delays can happen but if I prepare a head of time and can make sure to order things way early and make all the schedules fit for the step by step process. it will just be a matter of meticulously planning everything out, which I plan to do.