They have a motivation to paint a rosy picture to make a sale at the best price possible for them. 2.

That was the biggest motivation to post it, and this was the most recent story I could recall.

It also serves as a great example of what I tell my college age daughters - email/text is a very hard place to have serious conversations without at least one person getting rubbed the wrong way by what can be inadvertent phrasing by the other party. 

Some may skip trace for you and giving you calling and text message integration.One thought is in my experience probably 80% of the properties don't go to sale, the first date they are posted. 

Making the next million is nice but doesn't motivate me to log long hours.

I would look through emails or texts to see if you have any additional evidence to support your side.

Otherwise, I am the guy who answers questions, texts guests etc.The key to self management is setting things up and maintaining.

It took a year of painful lessons (the first of which is that NOBODY will care about your business as much as you do (Evolve), and that - in my case at least- self managing makes more sense -even remotely- than allowing someone else who has different motivations to take the reigns. 

Shoot me a text!

It sounds like you've got some motivated and cooperative sellers.