You seem extremely confident in your initial claims, take me up on it.Either way, I do appreciate the honest feed back on my posts from both of you, I understand that NY is one of the hardest markets to succeed in, but I am a firm believer in the Stockdale Paradox (Jim Collins, Good to Great).Best,-JonThis wasn't a back and forth.

I think this is extreme price gouging, especially since we did not agree to pay that kind of money and if he was expecting that kind of money, he should not have awaited to the very end to tell us.  

That's an extremely rare opportunity though. 

To put it nicely, I would proceed with extreme extreme caution, if I were in your shoes. 

That is an extremely difficult accomplishment in the near-term.

Note local rules could be more extreme.  

I'm opening my second home and find them extremely rewarding but think I may stop at these two because I am extremely involved in them and am spreading myself too thin I think. 

Im sure you know that philly is very neighborhood specific and markets are extremely hyper local.

They are two young professionals with money, they have extremely high demands, they "know already" because they talked to their "xyz professional buddies already." 

AprilApril: Extremely bummed, almost didn't want to get out of bed.