First impressions matter and presenting a property in its best light can attract potential buyers and increase its market value.

Take for example, while representing buyers in single family transactions, during the negotiation, I ALWAYS ask the sellers to credit the buyer(s) up to 3% of the asking price toward the buyers costs.

As an investor buying rental properties, the buyer should never have to pay a fee to purchase something. 

You need to make sure that your property is easily financeable if you decide to sell it in the future and any future buyer can call out non-permitted items and actually report you to the building department or, at a minimum, ask for seller concessions.

Flat Fee buyer agency to reduce acquisition costs (get ~2% of the sales price back), and flat fee MLS listing to reduce selling costs to ~$500.

The one issue for most first-time buyers is that these properties will often end up needing to be rehabbed. 

The estoppel is a form filled out by the tenant, then confirmed by the Landlord, and then accepted by the Buyer.

Any wholesaler who says huge cash flow will only get D- buyers.

We keep seeing conflicting views but my personal experience with buyers indicates that the outlook is positive.   

@Kent Ford Yes, Texas is very good for first time home buyers.