Hi David, you need a discounted propety, have you tried hyper focusing on off-market properties in your desired area.  

- The market is in a little bit of a lull right now (buyers market), its a great time to buy, but slower time to sell (my primary business is flipping houses) I can supplement my flipping business by providing project management services/consulting, helping investors find discounted properties, etc. etc.

It is a common concern, I think if you are writing competitive offers then you can request a discount.

Regarding finding discounted deals......That is the reason why I started a wholesaling business. 

The home was on the market for over 200 days, the builder offered 15,000 discount.

There is so much free content out there that can teach you about guest services, software, vendor management, and so on. 

I definitely get most of my information here + my software email updates usually keep me pretty well informed. 

That ship has sailed and it was never at the discount you're suggesting. 

(So unless they sell for much more than they paid they will only get a small percent of their down back, especially after selling costs,) but you did say they were getting a discount.

Never signed up for his program, but you don't really need his software to do section 8.