I am originally from Evanston, IL, I am also a software engineer.

The process has been discussed at length in the forums, put #6 at #1 and you won't be jerking homeowners around with putting them under contract and burning up their marketing time if you don't get a buyer.

However, when Kevin gets into the bulk of his Engineering classes we might have less time to DIY it!

We offered him more for the purchase, which in turn meant he had leverage to go back to the first guy and say hurry up or you will lose it.In this instance, it became a scenario where he either would burn the first guy and hurt that relationship or tell us that he had to stick with the first and he would talk to us sooner next time and give us a chance.

Just reverse engineer your offer.  

I just spoke to a commercial banker in NC, who said his bank really got burned during the downturn and now is only lending to the top qualified borrowers.

Thanks,Justin DukePetroleum Engineer

It's burning a hole in my pocket. 

Venture capital burn rates are at a all time high with lofty valuations for these new start ups.

So I want to preface this post with that fact that I am very nerdy (Chemical Engineering degree).