This stuff is unevenly dried and only survives being fired to a very low temperature.

Our market is selling well above market price so there is no time to make low ball offers or waste agents time. 

Are there any resources you would refer us to or tips so that we don't drop all the proverbial balls?

Im 21 years old going to be 22 this year. i landed a job which pays me around 50k before tax and lives in the chicagoland area. i have a plan on waiting for about 2 years to get approved by the VA for housing while i pay off 8k car loan and get my credit up alittle bit higher. im just wondering if theres anything else i can do the get the balls rolling in realstate investing or stick to my plan. i have very little knowledge on how to get money to finance property or get loans. any comment would be appreciated and a story of how you guys got your very first property.

Nobody has a crystal ball... and I personally do not try to time the market.

You can ball park it by contacting contractors and asking how much they charge to paint a room or put in flooring, drywalling, demo,etc. 

Low ball your first offers to get in the habit of them getting rejected--or you end up with a great deal! 

Your Realtor should have been on top of that and it sounds like he dropped the ball.  

I will make this a side project and start running numbers on things, to see if we would even be in the ball park, but honestly just having something like this, would have a draw all of its own, due to how unique it is. 

There is likely one or two that you'll find willing to play ball.