Once you blowing them away with your asset manager skills, then move into larger roll in the organization...always ask for a piece of the equity on every deal, no matter how small.   

I'm just ready to get the ball rolling and figure what better place to start than BP.

A more supportive argument would be to show a rolling 5-year or 10-year average index that tracks values.

The sellers interest is the interest and transactional convenience, when a lender is involved there are costs associated that can often be rolled back into the loan provided the loan to value (LTV) based off the appraisal is sufficient. - Higher rates.

You could also have a basket filled with nice rolled towels at the foot of the bed.  

That being said if you know you’re not responsible enough to put the money aside every month for these expenses when they come due then leave it all rolled into your mortgage payment.

Put 5% down, maxed out 3% credits, got an additional $3,000 out of inspection items, rolled commission into deal, after all of that and prorated rents we only came out of pocket $2,000 for the acquisition.

Maxed out 3% credits, ~$2,500 on inspection items, rolled commission into down payment.

Once you depreciate a property one way, I don't think you can make changes once the ball is rolling ... especially if you cost seg and bonus depreciate.

I agree though... you either roll up your sleeves and make some sacrifices if you plan to DIY or you hire out the hard work and are happy to pay for the privilege.