I'm just sort of surprised its been so difficult to sell.

Everything is laid out in black and white, so neither party should be surprised by any charges or lack of fee reductions.

I understood (even though I was surprised she didn't just pass off the showings to one of her employees so we could still see the houses) and asked her to contact me so we could reschedule. 

Just a reminder of where you are buying in the economic cycle :) (If you don't care about CA or the SF Bay, skip to the bottom for US)I'm not a chartist, but I was surprised how regularly unemployment in CA reverts relatively quickly after getting down to almost exactly 5.0% in the last few decades.. 5.7% as of Nov 2015.

Yes, good point @Michaela G.you be surprised at what you find when a Google it, just a little bit.Had a tenant who had never seen the house and wanted to sign the lease as she was relocating.

Don't be surprised if it isn't available.

It doesn't surprise me that someone would ask for a 4% cap.

I will do kitchens and bathrooms, floor refinish, drywall work myself.I'm estimating $6,000/unit for furnace/AC install (still need to get estimates as I get closer)$2500-4000 for new electrical panels wired$4,000-8,000 for the water meters to be split/installedOther than those major items, I've figured around $16,000/ unit to get them up and running.I feel like I've gone through and covered all the bases, but I don't want to end up surprised and that I estimated way short.

Most people are surprised when they are told I have good grades because I go out a lot and am very talkative and friendly, not your stereotypical 4.0 no life academic with zero social skills. 

I'm surprised nobody has mentioned Wilson County and Mount Juliet in particular.