And like you said, not enough $$$ to make a giant stink about.It sounds a lot like some things I've seen around here but without the flip/exit planned...  

Typically, a reserve is a specific dollar amount written into the contract, say $500, in case a repair comes up and you are not able to authorize it, etc. 

Very little time for mentorship and professional development so need enough of a background to be able to provide value added to clients.Happy to chat more directly about it, couple ethical items to consider notably executive branch "outside activites" regulations and conflicts of interest.

Pittsburgh has always been a sleeping giant and I was sitting in the middle of a gold mine and I didn't even know it.

My second question is, if there are property damages and that I need to submit a claim for those damages, I am not able to do it myself since I don't have the host access.

My Research contact at CoStar said apartments are lagging a little and we were not able to identify a drop tab for searching nonprofits.

In addition you will pay title/settlement/impounds/insurance/taxes/ CPL/ appraisal/ recording/notary/ underwriting/processing/credit ... and maybe a few others depending on your financials.If you are doing a small loan the fees look giant, this is standard for any loan.

But the contingency is such a big one and I'm disappointed that she was not able to capture the key information before we made a decision. does it make sense to change to a different agent right now?

If I found a way to get 3X the return on an investment, wouldn't I be having meetings with giant hedge funds looking for billions in capital to make my fortune?

If they are not able to handle it, they can provide a referral.