I was more so giving a few suggestions on how to build a network of contractors and not letting language, race etc limit your search.

I first dismissed it as a way to race to the bottom so that they can keep making cashola off us like AirBNB's does.

This can get complicated if you are racing against time between getting it sold versus the banks take over.Can you get it sold at a high enough price to pay off the mortgage or is the owner under water?

In other words, I don't have a horse in this race.  

I myself do care about them because so many fix and flips in the mid west markets are AFFORDABLE housing that is desperately needed to get folks out of rental rat race and throwing their money away on rent. 

Not a good situation for someone wanted to exit the rat race. 

Had he been transparent and believed in what he was selling, he would have responded with "Sure, no problem," and we would have been off to the races. 

While I agree they don't always go on the offensive, some are quick to suggest going all-out to win across multiple buyers and essentially making them race to the top.

Most people just end up copying each other and that's when the "saturation" starts driving a race to the bottom on price.

Many are entering the market with high hopes, only to find themselves in a crowded space, leading to a race to the bottom on pricing.This pattern of homeowners turning to Airbnb, thinking it'll be an easy win only to find the need for constant price adjustments, is reshaping the market.