Answers by Michel Bron

A good price off the bat signals big intent from a motivated buyer. This shouldn't be ignored but its hard to say whether or not this is a one off or there will be more. If you feel this house will be in great demand then you may want to say that you will review offers in a couple days (or give a certain deadline) or at least once you have had your first open house. However if the terms are everything you were hoping for and you have thoroughly vetted the buyer, then you may want to proceed. No one has a crystal ball. If you take the first offer, I would still try to have an open house or two to try and secure a back-up offer.

You can definitely ask that the inside of your house not be photographed by 'visitors' but I think you mentioned you already have professional photos (not sure you meant they were professional listing photos for the interior as well? As long as you have professional listing photos that include the interior then that should suffice. However, if you do not have photos on your listing of the interior then you are only hurting yourselves in terms of demand that will be created for your home. The pictures are integral to getting buyers to see your home in the first place.

I would try to fix your credit but more importantly you need to be pre-approved for a loan. Talking to a loan officer to see how to become qualified to buy a home is the best first step.