Hey everyone, just wanted to pop in and remind everyone that the time to file your protests (here in TX) is May 15th this year instead of May 30th, cutting your time to file a protest by two weeks.If you haven't prote...

You can have 2 of the following, but never 3:PriceQualilty Customer ServiceThat last category covers: scheduling the job, making you a priority, showing up on time, working a full day, manning the job, calling to brief you, professionalism of forms & processes, meeting your deadline to finish the work, etc.The prob in the REI business is, by default we always look to Price as a must have, leaving us to determine which of the other two can we deal without - not realizing that time is money and how much more important Quality & Customer Service issues can be.

Here goes:- They go well past the purchase agreement deadline 4 times during the offer negotiation process.- They have the listing agent call me the day before closing date to tell me they were all set for closing, then confirming again on the day of closing.- I show up at closing only to find out that we can't close because the title paperwork was screwed up.

when it comes close to the deadline depending how the deal has progressed and what the other inspectors have told me I may pass on my inspection. 

If you are in the Market to make 20 thousand dollars on the buy end, how many hours would you have to work at your job to make the same amount of money...Perhaps you should plan to put forward a little more time into it and stay positive....Not all of them are going to have a lot of bidders and now you are a little bit smarter than anyone else...Decide on a value less repairs how much you want to make on the house and offer the same...You can always ask the agent if they have any other bidders if there are any deadlines for the bid....In other words stay on top of it and keep asking questions

Should I tell them that the offer (not on paper, just in discussion) is still standing, or pressure them by saying it has a deadline?

The process varies by state but typically starts with posting a "cure or quit" notice that gives them a deadline for (in your case) leaving. 

If they can not meet the contract deadline you could face loosing your earnest money. 

Everything has been going good with it and about two weeks away from the due diligence deadline.

Back and forth I missed another deadline.