But he was trying to pull a classic move—waiting until the last moment to pressure us into lowering our fee, thinking that we’d be desperate to close and agree to his terms.But here’s the thing: We weren’t.Instead of giving in to his renegotiation tactics, we told him no.

If the broker has admitted that the fence and security guard clause wasn't supposed to be in there, I'd start putting pressure on them and make your situation widely known. 

And the fact that there is no time limitations relieves the pressure of trying to learn everything in 90 days. 

I run my own small pressure washing/handyman business on the side while I was working full time over the summer doing plumbing and electrical.

Like a lot of new investors you are probably feeling pressure to acquire real estate which can unfortunately lead to bad investment decisions.

Get a job working at a bar a few nights a week, buy a pressure washer and go door knocking to pressure wash driveways and decks (for example, does not have to be that), and be an agent that hustles, works open houses, goes to RE meetups, networks like crazy, and learns a lot. 

I would have pressure washed the driveway as well.

The increased pressure on the housing market may mean landlords see a greater number of applicants with difficult rental histories.However, all is not lost.

But we do have a few other things we didn't have ten years ago: A historic housing shortage caused by 15 years of under-development and driven by a demographic shift (demographic changes are as predictable as time itself), very high purchase and rental demand, and continued upward pressure on rents and prices.I agree with you that in many ways it has gotten harder to invest.

This lets you reinvest proceeds into a property that better fits your long-term goals without the pressure of higher mortgage payments.Hope this helps.