You want that price to be really really low; obscenely low.4) Send them offers in the mail (post cards and colored letters don't work as well).If you do this correctly, you will purchase about 1 property for every 100 letters you send.Here's some friendly free advice:  Do not ever buy a property that is "For Sale." 

Sooner or later peoples true colors are shown and you learn from it. 

My extension with DNS only brought me to the beginning of November.I could help you pick out a paint color

Should we repaint with a neutral color or leave the current one?

Some colors maybe use more than others, but not better, not worst, not important, nor unimportant. 

What colors sells best?

I don't charge for estimates, but I cap all finishes per UOM, it doesn't matter really what type of tile they color as long as it is < $5/sf and if it is more than that, they pay the difference.

The colors on the map correspond to the colors on the meter, high (red)  low (green) etc. 

Now to find someplace else to spend that cash...maybe on a deep fryer or three...Some before pics posted below.Don't have a great pic of the exterior yet; this one was creatively cropped by the seller to avoid the tarp covering a large portion of the roof..Room where the majority of the smoking was done, apparently:So that's the original carpet color...

They also offered to pay for their own painters if they could choose the color(s) & then they upgraded all the outlet plates, the toilet, both bath sink faucets & took back the kitchen backsplash tile we bought & they paid for upgraded tile.