John Errico & Ryan Goldfarb are expert and big player in this small field.

Might be why some of the bigger players have changed their focus from the bigger the MF the better and are now buying SFs like hotcakes.

I'm looking forward to meeting you all and please do not shy away from engaging with me and this post.Be well,Bye for now.

Engage with an attorney and find a way to break your lease.

Would I need to engage an architect? 

I don't personally work that Dinkytown market, those big copr. players have too much of a control of it all and just not a fit for myself and my clients.

Because after 3 years I had been unable to negotiate a single deal that fit my criteria.What I do instead is engage with real estate investors, mortgage brokers, and note brokers through LinkedIn.

The email goes as far as to say that by negotiating with them, it creates a strain on their relationship (with the vendor) and may bring about concerns on the vendor's end that if other clients will also engage in negotiations.For context, though I'm only speculating that it may have been this latest interaction that prompted the email - I received an estimate, decided to call the contractor, which I've done many times in the past with other estimates.

The OP admittedly did not even engage a realtor to close the transaction even though it is out of state.

Every market is different and so are the players in that market.