your best bet here is to find a professional that knows the area, product and market you are selling in.

That might be the best bet here. :)

Just began my journey into purchasing a large deal.

His best bet would probably be to become an investor himself, since he has a pool of people who could become renters if something happened to the prior.

Talk to the people in your area doing flips or agents that have clients who do them regularly, I bet you will find that the people who do any kind of volume all use the same 1 or 2 HMLs.

Your best bet is to either up your offer or do what @Mike Cumbie suggested and make your EMD non-refundable (maybe also up the EMD too).

I called the realtor who I have been using for my rentals and purchases up to this point in my journey. 

The best bet is to 'follow the bread crumbs' from existing connections. 

I bet that cost him a lot but the tree was gone.The city here is also pushing for us to pay for new sewers (old small diameter clay ones are failing constantly) & what us to replace ancient Pb connections to all mains.

If you don’t want a gathering at your home I would just be up front and honest about that and make it very clear in your booking forms.Best of luck on your hosting Journey.