Since you are working with a buyers agent, and I assume s/he is assisting with some of the sourcing of deals, you might consider this situation a learning experience as what to expect when you get into competitive buying situations.Depending on the price of property it might be advantageous to reach an agreement in advance with your buyers agent to pay them a fixed fee or % of the agreed to price when a similar situation arises.

Multiple sources online and the first contractor recommended to buy a system online and then have contractor install it.

You should figure out the source of the water.

This gives my second acquisition source time to fund the $10MM.  

@Charlene M murrill It depends on your income, credit score, the source of your funds and what other debt you have.

I have a list of a dozen different online list sources that can provide me this information.  

I have a list of a dozen different online list sources that can provide me this information.

As you said, there is a lot of helpful information and sources available here to help you along your journey into real estate investing.  

Remaining agile is much more difficult when you have a bloated payroll to make each week.We contacted everything out except for deal sourcing, financial analysis, and capital stack strategies.

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