Don’t be afraid to counter offer the sellers terms.

Purchase price: $103,000 Cash invested: $24,000 Purchased my first property after many offers and counter offers that didn't work out on other properties.

You will most likely find yourself in Seller Multiple Counter Offer situations.

We counter offered $80,000 but then decided to pay full amount considering the money will be going to the trust of these two kids.

I am about to make a counter offer of $85k

While the seller is writing up their counter offer or going back and forth, you have enough time to get a contractor in and check it out. 

Just got a counter offer on a home and wanted to get your feedback.

Unless you accept their price or go higher your offer is a counter offer.

Look, if you submit 20 or so properties a month...we will probably fund one of your deals at some point"  Needless to say, that was not the answer I was looking for.3) Given that answer, I counter offered the membership fee structure. 

Err on the side of caution on price - in the worst case you price too low and counter offer (vs. pricing too high and not getting any offers).