The most frustrating part are a couple have been contentious borrowers who have been riding the free gravy train for years and dragging these out with stall tactics. 

These offers all came in $20k under asking, then a few days later by another agent $30k under asking and then the very next day by yet another agent for $40k under asking.My question to you, BP community- Is this a scare tactic, given the current situation with COVID-19 or is this an investing strategy?

The bottom line is that these people are your tenants, they are your responsibility in that you provide them with housing, they rely on you, they depend on you and leading the conversation with aggressive tactics that probably manifest out of your own fear is going to blow up in your face.I'm trying to help you, and the people you house in your properties.

I understand some people do show properties when it is occupied and that may result in filling faster vacancies, but in my experience I have found tenants respond better to vacant properties.If you have a property that has been sitting on market for a few weeks what tactics do you use if any? 

Everybody has their own tactics, not saying yours are wrong.

I found a few duplex’s that I could apply the brrrr tactic too which is primarily what I’d like to invest in.

It may be a sales tactic.

I used the "you'll save 6% right off the bat if we don't use an agent" line as a negotiating tactic and we settled on $1000 above my opening offer (works for me!). 

Isaac,Perhaps your investing criteria is too much and will not fit your market. maybe you are looking for a certain return on your investment that the area historically does not produce, maybe the average return is 8% vs a 10% return that you may be looking for, I am not saying you should switch your investment tactic, but just try to look into what the area is like by possibly talking to other investors in the area you may know.

@Carl Millsap That's just a negotiating tactic.