btw...
We found our LNP property 7 days after it was listed. There were already other interested parties when we visited. When I first examined the property, I knew it could be "the one". I told the realtor that evening that I was going to take the next day off of work. Dski and I would go back and shoot the elevations to see if we get a pond in there. I told her that if we approved the elevations, we would make a cash offer immediately. (cash = home equity loan). About 5 hours after tromping thru the snowy woods with our laser level/tripod and clipboard, I decided that we could make it work. I heard a engine running and coming thru the woods. It was the property owner on an ATV with the realtor in her dress clothes on the back. Yeah, a nice full length bright red wool winter coat. It was a sight. We wrote up the contract offer on the seat of the ATV and I gave them a check as earnest.