The peer to peer work that happens between realtors is more powerful then one would think if your with the right group.

I tend to over-analyze, but it allows me to use data over intuition for my purchasing decisions and it is a powerful negotiation tool.

"Success is the power of Independence!"

Believe it or not we closed this deal with power of attorney, since we are in Europe.

Sounds like you have a power team in your corner.Good luck to you & I'll see you around the forums.

You need to determine the capacity, powers and level of authority that seller(s) have as the person in charge.In CA, the court document which will best identify those powers is called 'Letters' however they may referred to by various names in other jurisdictions.With these Letters you can determine if court confirmation is avoidable or required.If required, many attorneys want to review your offer prior to his/her client (the PR) signing the agreement.

A tenant I have now is driving me crazy with her expectations.She bought new blinds for the house, although there were already blinds there and said I have to give her the money for them.She said if I expect them to cut the grass (which is now a foot high), I need to buy a lawn mower for them.She said I had to replace all power outlets in the house because they are old.The demands simply never end.

The vast majority of time they are exceeding the limitations placed on them by the Dillon's Rule of Local Government Law, or the delegation of powers rule as promulgated by Federal Law.

@Kris FoxExit Strategy #4 - Don't get into the "deal".Sounds to me like your getting an 8k discount on the property...  

They're doing things financially, that we could be doing more intelligently in this country, if we were better educated; but the US "powers that be" don't seem to want us to do it the "smart way".