But if it's not and other agents are beating the door down trying to show the house that tells you a lot about what might happen price-wise. 

All I know would at the least get you a new agent to take it over and work out something between the agents cost wise, but letting you just walk away from a contract is a hard sell.I hope you get it resolved in a way that works for you!

Those go in line priority-wise with the rent.

@Daniel Walkowiak Might be wise to speak to a title company or real estate attorney to clear up title first and foremost before any sale can be made.

Would it be wise to drop down to 6% 401(k) and 0 into my mutual/roth in order to save up for real estate earlier?

@James Wise I work in healthcare and am new to real estate.

Figure out what a short-term/ordinary income jump of $55k will do to you tax-wise next year, state and federal.Not sure if GA has transfer taxes? 

You forgot one more dumb scenario from the penny-wise and pound-foolish, which is sticking all their properties under one LLC. 

@James Wise

While you may not necessarily have your neck on the line, your job is on the line and so I'm sure you are wise about your decisions when investing.