Lower end wines are losing favour to higher end wines despite lower end wines outpacing high end wines of volume growth.

Win some, lose some.

But you do risk losing money.. 

And/or are you willing to take the risk of being sued by the seller for not performing on a legal contract (and losing your earnest money)?

It's like investors who hire property managers and don't manage them - they lose money.

Wait to sell for tax reasons - and watch your investment suddenly lose value.

Anyone can promise you the moon and the stars, but if you're not careful, you will end up wasting time and losing money.

Or I would have had to pester my agent for more information which takes time and that’s how you lose deals.

In addition, since the rule changes, it seems like many agents are delaying the whole conversation until the very last minute when the buyer has little or no opportunity to object, research, or think about what they are agreeing to, without risking losing the home they just decided to offer on.

For instance, someone making $500k a year and living in a very highly appreciating market might be extremely happy on a deal that loses $200 a month but is getting 5% appreciation on a 2 million dollar property in San Diego, butut that doesn't make sense for the investor with 30k and a lower paying job.When it comes to the book series I agree with you that the order doesn't make sense (having read both).