Your agent is correct.We will be in a feeding frenzy fighting for your listing for at least 2 months non stop telling you how great we are all day and all night.Too many agents chasing too little properties making it necessary to call the fresh meat until you grow rotten over a long time.Only way to prevent it is to sell the property now or keep it on the market for an indefinite period which eventually will hurt the future price if you do decide to sell later.Sorry for the trouble.

Apparently consistency is an issue. 

If you are consistent with learning real estate over the next 4-6 months, you’ll be ready to purchase your first (or next) property in NO TIME!

In other words, you have to look beyond the crime at the facts and circumstances surrounding the individual conduct.Apply the Standards Consistently

With your experience you'll basically just need to someone to feed you numbers so you can fit them into your calculations. 

I previously lived in Phoenix AZ, have friends and family there now, am very familiar with the valley, and believe it has great growth prospects like most major cities over the long term.My experience consists of reading/listening to nearly every Rich Dad book/audio course, as well as reading many other Real Estate books by different authors, attending REI and Cashflow clubs in Phoenix, and a few seminars.

Thank you so much everyone, really feeds to the motivation!

There data is up to date as they are a brokerage and have a direct feed to the MLS.

Answer: Understandably, there is a lack of consistency and standards with project-management professionals and the prices they charge. 

I also do public bank foreclosures, and tax deeds.I can give you complete access to the MLS covering Hillsborough, Pinellas, and Pasco Counties.I can set up an automatic MLS feed for you too, based on your parameters, and provide CMA's on properties of interest.I use detailed investment analysis programs that you can be tweaked with different costs, growth rates, % financing, interest rates, etc. it gives you not only Cash on Cash Cap Rates but also true Internal Rates of Return IRR%.I do REO's including HUD and Fannie Mae.