I've seen in the last few weeks 90, 65, 42, and 35 offer situations.I just priced one of my listings about 10% higher than it should have been, and still got 7 offers and it escalated just shy of 10% over list, to end at about 20% above comps.

If you need structured education, coaching and guidance to do that, then I would argue there is tremendous value to participate in a program like the Academy that aligns with your goals.

We are purchasing land in OBX and have a great builder lined up to build us what should be a tremendous rental property.

If all else fails, i'd look at the local laws to see what type of escalation is possible and have them take it from there.It's unfortunate for your tenant to be going through this but ultimately the situation seems to be out of your control considering you've already sought out a resolution on their behalf.

If 1 person gets 2 letters, one sends them to their professional and credible website, that shows how many reviews they have, happy clients, shows how awesome they flip the houses, has 3 blogs is involved with the community and has a tremendous web presence... and the other... nothing...if it were you, which card would you call?

If you’re looking to escalate as quickly as possible, it may be worth looking into a multi family and rent one side, and live out of the other.

I am looking forward to seeing how this platform will help you grow as it definitely helped me tremendously. 

I’ve lost a tremendous amount of money on paint mishaps this year alone, so I felt like dropping my $0.02!

If your market and listing allows for automatic escalating offers ($250 above best price of highest other offers, up to X) then you can get around this and the clause is written such that they have to show you the other offers once your offer is accepted by them.

The market certainly offers a tremendous pool of renters in the form of students and staff as @Jonathan Greene pointed out.