Ross:Here are my thoughts:1) "As is" basically says to me they do not intend to give a discount because you suddenly realized the roof needs replacing. 

Title insurance protects the lenders in case issues with ownership arise after the sale.Underwriting fee: This is for processing the cost of verifying the borrower’s credit history, income, and other financial information.Discount points: Many investors pay more money upfront to buy discount points and reduce the mortgage interest rate.

Does anyone know of straight software instead of a monthly/ annual service with a fee for a commercial real estate firm with less than 150 tenants?

However, don’t discount the value of networking in Nashville, even if your focus is out of state for now.

The first CPA I worked for told me that tax preparers who are unconfident would print every page generated by the tax software, to make a return look bigger even though it was bloated with unnecesaey supplemental sheets that provided little to no value.

That allowed us to get the property at an even deeper discount in a really competitive area of NY. 

If I had to choose, I would always prefer cold calling over texting for this approach.The two best strategies I’ve found are inbound methods: direct mail and Google Ads.Direct mail can be expensive, but it can also yield highly discounted properties.Google Ads, on the other hand, doesn’t require data extraction like calls, direct mail, or texting.

I’m just saying take reviews, articles and other forms of information at face value and never discount the source.

That said, expect to deal with a fair amount of fluff leads.The two best strategies I’ve found are inbound methods: direct mail and Google Ads.Direct mail can be expensive, but it can also yield highly discounted properties.Google Ads, on the other hand, doesn’t require data extraction like calls, direct mail, or texting.

Appfolio is a good software to look into!