We had to babysit 1st broker, loan didn't close after 30 days of his minimal efforts and fortunately found Broker who rushed lender closing through, although we had to put up additional earnest money to extend closing.

When it comes to fame and fortune, others can have the fame.

Fortunately, I've connected with a few people who specialize in fire damaged homes, so their specific advice will be helpful as we discuss this further.I agree that $400K is an unrealistic price that the owner is seeking, but there are a lot of people who think unrealistically about the current value of their home.I don't suppose that you'd be disappointed with a $100K potential profit on a flip if this were your deal, would you?

@Emmanuel Fortune I know what you mean.

But, another top 10 Fortune 500 company just announced it's relocation to DFW.  

It is pushed on us and we flock to it without any research, but you did fortunately.

Also due to some fortune and hard work, we paid this property off so it does not have a mortgage.

Fortunately for me though it’s just them moving down the hall/floor and not to another building and I can let my PM handle the dirty work.  

They charge a fortune and it’s short term.

Fortunately, the agent doesn't have too much involvement with the 1031 aspect.