We often would offer concessions such as no security deposit or do half off first months rent or even a discount off the first couple of months.

I could be totally off key here.

And recently, after much pushback, they backed off the plan to not let you transfer the permit to the next property owner when you sell.

If you haven't already, try going off market, driving around neighborhoods that would be of interest to you and finding ones that fall into your criteria (your agent should be able to help you as well).

It wasn’t a massive deal—our expected assignment fee was $10,000—but when you’re growing a business, every opportunity matters.Everything seemed to be moving smoothly until the title search revealed a major roadblock: the mortgage discharge couldn’t be cleared because the person who needed to sign off was deceased.

I do think the house hacking method will be the best method for me considering I will not be starting off with the biggest down payment.

That's why I would target them a week before foreclosure sale and put all effort on homes that were all but certain to go off the hammer. 

If they don't pay within the required timeframe, then I auction off the storage unit and wash my hands of it.

If you’re truly convinced the country is going “socialist” then you should probably buy gold and turn off the news.

Our real goal is to refi the homes before we come close to the due date and pay them off early.