I will probably be unavailable by phone, but will be checking my email as well as bigger pockets stuff as it comes up.  

I'm happy they are busy and glad to know that the sticker shock and unavailability issues is not just a run of bad luck.

Hi Carol I have a great contractor i work with and when He is unavailable I have a few others as back up.

Beyond that, as unavailing as this might seem, the owner is selling at a discount for a reason that I'm well aware of but won't mention.

(The only time a water heater needs replacing is when it's leaking or some old gas water heater where parts are unavailable.)

Have I showed a property to another agent's  client, as the listing agent, when that agent called me and ask becausse they were unavailable..sure.  

One possible explanation are large number of listings that are unavailable and over priced.  

All leading to the sale at market price, not under market.I’m sure that the buyers of real property and notes who engage in this activity on a full time basis are able to develop deal flow that is unavailable to most investors.

Being unavailable led your contractor to make the call you should have been available to make if you had been available by phone.

online listing. was listed at 30k, went into contract with someone else, came back on the market a week later at 25k, i offered 20k. was fully occupied at 3250/mo as a rooming house (potential rent roll was 4500/mo). kept the old owner as a property manager, since the old manager was unavailable after the sale. eventually the property manager was subbing out the collection and thus costing 40% while losing tentants (non-payment, evictions) so we fired the manager.