Then while replacing the main sewer line the city sewer grunts drove their heavy equipment across our freshly excavated front yards & the weight crushed all our sewer laterals to the main.

Do you feel it is better to just go it alone so you don't have to have the issues of a partnership or do the benefits out weight trying to do it all alone?

It's not because they are making 3% by sending a contract over to a title company/lawyer and are collapsing under the weight of their moneystacks. 

Sometimes if people do not like the evaluation then they can try and stiff the appraiser with paying for it.With an appraisal for a bank, construction loan,etc. the appraiser has standards to meet and can be held more accountable so those reports tend to hold more weight on accuracy although an appraisal is just an opinion and not an absolute.No legal advice given.    

@Matthew Paul I like that expression, but I've never heard of that one - does that come from the Indiana Jones, 'switching sand bags' as weights in replacement of a gem stone/chalice scene?

Excellent reputation, and will add a lot more weight to your offer than a credit union.Also if the property is in DC proper....frankly you have very little chance of getting an offer accepted with an inspection contingency.  

However, there are a lot of hotels looking to build in and near downtown Waco and you best believe they will start lobbying and pushing their weight around to get STRs banned or regulated as much as possible when they start moving forward with development.

I mean it makes me proud listening to them talk through all this with no HINT of this being an emergency. which they finally declared and there are pilots that can literally fly an entire career and never declare and emergency.Bottom line approach at their weight was about 140  this guy came barreling down final at 180 to 190 thats a big deal in a Commercial jet liner..  

As far as finding the property, a good realtor is worth their weight in gold!

Ask the dumpster company how much weight comes "for free" with the dumpster, and what the cost per ton is for going over that weight.