Your completely right the important part is getting started. 

The best part is that this guy is planning on firing any employee that will not get vaccinated.

When you are moving to a new primary residence, the lender will also do all sorts of employment checks where they use a 3rd party company to contact your employer to verify you are either able to work remote or will be physically working in that location. 

The most important part is accurate comps and repair costs.

The second option is seller financing with a higher offer but I control the terms.I am hoping that he shifts his focus to choosing between the 2 offers and we close on a deal because it's a win-win for both parties! 

If you frequently do owner/agent deals do you run into issues with the counter party where they want a better deal because they know you are saving money on commission or due a commission (buy side)? 

Looking for a structure that is fair for both parties.

You'll be surprised the type of creative structuring in deals you can come up with that end up being beneficial for all parties involved.

His wife was also named as a party on the lawsuit, so I told him that if he didn't pay by a new deadline, I was going to have his wife arrested at work and brought to court.

If they merely provided you with an IDX feed, you can get that on any 3rd party site such as Zillow.