I’m looking for some insight from home buyers and real estate agents on a problem space I’m exploring related to the real estate buying process.CONTEXT -- It’s predicated on the following hypotheses:#1: Real estate agents spend a significant amount of time on client interactions with buyers - particularly answering their questions and improving their understanding with regards to contracts/documents on purchases, timelines of transactions, and how real estate processes work overall.#2: Jargon, bloat, and esoteric concepts in the documents/contracts make it intimidating and daunting for the home buyer to successfully parse them without the time, effort and most importantly trust of their agent.

That way if the market does correct (I am of the opinion that the FL market is in too high demand to crash, but there will be a correction soon), you have some room to weather the storm with either cosmetic improvements or rental increases.I am active in the Central FL market, feel free to reach out if you need help with analyzing any properties in the area and I can give you my insight. 

I've made several improvements (kitchen & bathroom refreshes) to the property *with owner approval* to increase desirability thus increasing how much we can rent it out for.

So you can offer to pay for it yourself to help improve your offer or else the seller will have to pay for it. 

PriceStick to this formula and your negotiation skills will improve.

Your agent can help you identify areas to improve the home before listing the property by recommending the most important things to focus on in your home improvement project.ConclusionHiring an agent is one of the most important decisions you can make as a seller.Traversing the unpredictable path of FSBO can be devastating, especially if you’re a first-time seller.

Here's what I have done and plan to do to see if I can improve my chances:I accept small pets.My minimum qualification standards include being flexible with bad credit but proof of income and no evictions are non negotiable.I've recently started accepting section 8 tenants.And now I am considering lowering the rent by $25.

Most investors lose in the bidding war; just stick to a minimum ROI you want, don't forget to factor in repairs and long term cap improvements/repairs and go from there. 

And you cannot exchange for improvements on property you own without a reverse type of exchange (deeper topic than beneficial here)4.

And as business improves, expenses rise at a much slower pace since there are high fixed costs but relatively low variable costs.