One lesson to take away from your experiences is with regards to the Encinitas home that went for 907k. When you shoot in an offer that gets rejected or perhaps you guys cannot get it worked out with the seller, have your realtor check in a few weeks later. As you see from that experience eventually sellers (well some sellers) do change thier minds and become more open after the market wakes them up a bit.
Terraza Mar Marvelosa is currently in escrow. We will see what it goes for.