It's not analysis paralysis you are describing... that generally comes from unknowns (i.e. am I budgeting enough for repairs/vacancies/etc)... the unknowns leave the analysis incomplete and ultimately result in an inability to move forward do to fear.Numbers are numbers, you can only analyze them once... 5 + 5 = 10 and it's impossible to be paralyzed by that analysis.What you're describing is an inability to create a weighted decision process.  

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Ultimately I dropped the price down to break even level and sold to an investor.

(i.e. when it rains does stormwater runoff from properties other than yours flow into or across this strip of floodplain) If so then you can't just fill it without it providing a route for this stormwater to get to its ultimate destination.

I always think that the deal I am on is the ultimate and that there will never again be a deal this good.

He is ALSO ultimately responsible for your actions.

The cooperating Broker's agreement is ultimately between the two agent's Principal Broker's.IMHO, if your buyer's agent is negotiating a commission with the seller, that would create a dual-agency situation.