As a result, I would first market to absentees, then consider probate as an additional layer to my marketing strategy."

My assumption would be that he/she could help make a connection and give you that extra layer of a quasi background check. 

He failed to uncover my motivation and vital information about the equity in the building.

I've spoken to multiple layers who know him and they said he will request it being moved from a suburban court to downtown and will request a jury trial which with the backlog of cases will buy him at least 6 to 12 months rent free.

It is probably three to four layers beneath the current paint.The issue is when you change out windows or door frames and/or sand to wood- then you disturbed it and need to jump thru hoops with he EPA lead-paint white overall crews!

Good Communicator: Communication is vital in any meeting.

While I think it is vital that it's taught in school (in the right way), coming from a former preschool teachers prospective in child development, I also think it needs to start at home and school at a young age to truly be affective.

Every layer of agents, banks, attorneys, committees, etc make a wholesale opportunity all that much less doable.  

They didn't advise me to use an LLC I just did it because I already have one created for business and it just helps add a layer of protection should anything go wrong in the future.

Keep in mind if they are engineered hard wood you have a thin layer to sand and they can't be sanded as many times as solid hardwood.