If the real estate agent cannot secure a sale within a time acceptable to the vendor, the vendor may take the property off the market, or away from the real estate agent's agency.
It is with this constant training that you will learn strategy, finance, information about private lending, how to find deals, how to present offers, what markets are hot, new opportunities in the area others are not aware of, and many other tools and strategies that will keep you ahead of the rest.
Having a trust relationship with the loan lender makes bridging loans process highly uncomplicated.
Don't get caught with a property that needs immediate attention (roofs, furnaces, walls, bathrooms, etc) and funds that you don't have.