You don't want to be the only listing agent that isn't playing games with list price to get an artificially high "average % over asking" number.

They don't give you enough time to make an intelligent decision.

Side note; seattle 1 bedrooms are having dramatic increases in vacancy rates.The retail apocolypse that will kill 40 percent of that sectors square footage needs in the coming decade, no yeild in bonds, artificially cheap money(interest rates) and an old bull equities market has everybody fishing in the same shallow pond.Please keep your job until you have something SECURED.

There are much more intelligent CPA's on BP to confirm, but my memory is $14,000/year without any gift tax liabilities.  

Jumping into a deal because of artificial pressure you are applying to your self is a bad idea.

For all we (forum readers) know it was priced artificially low to inspire above-ask bids.

The DP artificially inflates cash flow therefor it must be remove from the equation to separate cash flow generated by the property from that purchased with their cash. 

Jonah Wright/Mortgage Intelligence. 

When I called him (he did have an area code which fit where he claimed to be from), he had a pretty thick African accent (now, I know there are a lot of different countries in Africa, but due to my ignorance, I can't intelligently suggest where specifically he may from).

I believe I’ve got the hustle, intelligence, and time to make up the difference.