And, often, it's one of these offers you lose out to (for a top dollar motivated seller), not a cash offer (the fastest close motivated seller would accept a lower cash offer that can close in 7 days - and not even respond to your offer).I can't offer commentary on why one particular offer of yours wasn't accepted, no crystal ball over here, and I'm also not commenting on any specific listing agent, all I can do is confirm for you that I'm not out of business, ergo the majority of these "cash offers over asking" are fictitious creations of listing agents representing the best interests of their seller clients. 

They said as long as it was my primary for a month or so. 6 months is just a ball park.

It is perfectly legal to submit a reconsideration of value after the appraisal has been completed or to tell them up front what you think the ball park value is (however, they cannot engage in the conversation saying that they agree or disagree).

However, keep your eye on the ball.

One of the realtors I talked to recently said OOS investors making low ball offers are simply being laughed at and not even responded to by sellers.

@Richard GrayIt's your ball, your court.  

@Emily Beatty good story with a lesson to always put in an offer and see who is willing to play ball.

Some “professional” really dropped the ball here. 

See if you can low ball her on her unit if she is broke. 

Your PM dropped the ball with this.