Host open houses for every listing regularly and make them fun.

Most PMC will charge a higher rate if a project falls outside of their regular scope of work. 

It was a regular listing.

I'd love to connect with anyone that is available on a regular basis to learn.

Hi Paul, First off, if you haven't already, I'd join your local REIA - we have a monthly main meeting and regular focus groups throughout each week, of which are free to attend. 

You never know if the appraiser will be competent enough to compare the house to other log homes or to just regular stick built construction.

The only other option is to exercise your appraisal clause or financing clause and walk away. 

I have no idea how he'd afford the two down payments that way as this seems to be a huge drawback to me, but regardless I've suggested that as an exercise to test our partnership, we should at LEAST figure out how we could possibly structure this deal to be fair even if he decided not to take it.

I am on the East Coast and New Jersey's housing market is all over the place on a regular basis, so it is nice to have a comparison!

I didn't even bother with 3 others that I regularly send loans to because, after speaking to the borrower, the loan wouldn't get through their underwriting.