This will also create a sense of urgency with your lawyer friend as he will know you don't need to wait around for him to commit.

I cant stress urgency enough guys I’m located in Cincinnati, OH Thanks everyone

If you extend deals, the seller doesn't have a sense of urgency, sick or not.

They understand the urgency that comes with investing and work tirelessly and getting the deals done on time. 

And for folk that have $4k/m play money anyway, there doesn't seem to be any urgency to decide, right?

They must also have an investor's sense of urgency around getting deals closed, repairs completed, and prospective tenants screened and secured, so that actual money can be made.I find nothing more frustrating than being presented by an agent with a prospective rental "deal" that, even using the most generous analysis, clearly makes ZERO financial sense.

NEVER give substantial DOWN to the contractor and check with them often especially at the beginning of the project.NEVER act on contractor URGENCY - need money to repay other loans.

I like the guy and his drive, but I think I will need to move on to someone who understands the need for urgency.

I am not saying that finding a provider to do the sort of loan that you wanted is easy , but I will be really surprised if you put in efforts and make some 50 calls , and still didnt find another broker .You worked hard and did a great job increasing the equity , now every day , you are not taking advantage of that equity , you are loosing out , your broker need not have that urgency .So in general , if you see the process taking longer than necessary ( with some allowance for unexpected things ) - you got to move fast .

Keeping a journal of ideas is a good way I've found to keep track of this search because you never know when one of them is going to be the answer to a problem you have down the road.You'll know when the high-class problem is no longer high-class when you have this urgency.