LIC, Astoria, Jackson Heights, Woodside, Middle Village, etc.All the best to you on your search!

With so little inventory and bid wars , and hundreds of showings of each property to some fake buyer who never intends to buy house, I don't think Erics in this game are in any particular disadvantage compared to "licensed" REAs (licensed is in quotation marks,  since a lot of people seem to put too much significance into obtaining it, as if it was a law degree from Ivy League school).

He's kind of timid about pricing and usually comes in the middle of the range.

They adhere to a strict code of ethics and are often members of national and local real estate associations.The Process:Property Listing: They list properties on local Multiple Listing Services (MLS), exposing them to a broad audience of potential buyers.Client Representation: Realtors represent either the buyer or the seller, guiding them through the transaction process, ensuring legal compliance, and striving for the best deal for their client.Commission-Based Earnings: They earn through commissions—predetermined percentages of the property’s selling price.Wholesalers: The Middle-MenReal estate wholesalers seek out off-market properties, secure them at significantly low prices, often through a signed contract with a seller, then "assign" or sell that contract to an end buyer for a higher price.The Process:Property Hunt: Wholesalers look for properties often not listed on MLS, sometimes requiring significant repairs or distressed sales.Under Contract: They negotiate directly with sellers and sign a purchase contract, with no intention of actually closing the deal themselves.Assignment of Contract: Wholesalers then sell this contract to an investor or end buyer at a markup, pocketing the difference as their profit.Divergence Creates TensionThis fundamental difference in operations sets the stage for conflict.

You aren't acknowledging that you are just a middle person with no money so you are starting with an untruth, the quickest way to get someone to hang up on you.

Perhaps there is a middle ground where the $145K balance has to be accelerated down a certain amount for the lender to be comfortable with the release of the subdivided parcel.

That's why I get paid a fee in the middle at closing.

I am actually in the middle of creating my own cloud storage space.

For instance, two parcels have high power lines running through the middle which is great for hunting but spectacularly poor for development.Is quiet title faster if I have adjoining parcels that were under the same name previously?

@Anita Zuniga, You're in the middle of a "Purse strings" v "heart strings" moment.