I got this property at the right time, it was on the market for $699,000.00, seller needed to sell, I offered $550,000.00 after they cut to $650,000.00 and we agreed on $600,000.00.

I agree Don and in my earlier days in Northern CA brokerage activity it was common for listing agent to take less than selling agent.. when I moved North to OR WA it was the opposite listing agent would take a larger cut and they would justify it saying they did that because they had to pay for advertising and marketing etc..

You may want to try hiring a local handyman that you can email jobs to do and speak with 1-2 times weekly, meet 1-2 times monthly.Most will put on a good show for a few months then either get lazy and cut corners or start raising prices.

@Taylor Cook Every deal I've done they cut the security deposits separate from the settlement statement.

It cuts down on the CoC and IRR markers they are monitoring.

So buying occupied homes is something you want to be careful about.. its not juust cut and dry.

If you want more affordability, CUT programs, CUT tax's, REDUCE centralization. 

People who cut corners like this are likely to cut corners in other ways that may cause the LLC to be "Pierced".

Their posts were welcome and a cut and paste and when one checked their activity that was 90% of their participation.

I prefer to hire concrete cutting because they will use a big hydraulic powered saw with the power unit on their truck.