Not to mention, effective time management is one of the necessary skills of a gentleman.The element of patience comes into play when you are able have a clear understanding that what you perceive to be the length of consistency may not be accurate.

They see his celebrity and perceived wealth and all they envision is all the money they will make.

So you're beliefs and experience can get in the way either way.From a strategic point find ways to maximize your strengths-professionalism, confidence etc while minimizing your (perceived) weaknesses-inexperience.

The open house creates a perceived frenzy that encourages immediate applications. 

I know some of the people building those giant buildings downtown, and while I am not happy with the style of the buildings the city allowed them to build (I am extremely conservative when it comes to architecture styles, and would prefer they were 100% faced in brick and not these weird mishmash things everyone builds now a days), or what I perceive as a lack of parking and over reliance on a luxury market, they are going to do quite well for themselves, so on that front it is hard to argue.

If you've done quite a few showings somethings wrong with the unit or at a minimum the perceived value.

Seller asking an amount too high, or the property has a perceived "flaw."

Your perceived problem is that you can't get a contractor to quote you a cost that you think you should be quoted. 

I hold showing "clumps" every few days, so I have that "critical mass" for efficiency, but also for the perceived competition. 

Yes, turning keys in early can be perceived as suspicious, however, in my experience, it's most likely circumstantial and not an indication that they damaged the home.