Just to emphasize, if that were the terms, 99% of it will be a decline the other 1% I will need to add $3k to the bill, that is my admin cost to just sign and perform the contract they way you want it to be - and $3k is cheap.

My mentor also strongly emphasized the need to have your letter opened as has already been mentioned.

@Caleb RogersI'd just like to re-emphasize the main reason I'd have a primary single-family residence instead of renting.

Is there more I can emphasize?

I also went to college, not that it is mandatory, and I got a business degree that emphasized real estate.  

My business college degree was emphasized by real estate.  

Although there still are deals.At the Roseville Meetup last night (which EVERYONE here should be going to), @David Oldenburg went over some sample deals members of the group were doing and emphasized the point that while deals are on the MLS, you need to approach real estate investing like a business, not a hobby.

I graduated from college with a business degree that had emphasized real estate.  

Could you try taking new photos, add new marketing channels, or better emphasize the benefits of your property in the listing?

assuming you bought it right" (cannot be emphasized too much)!