The property details are:- Duplex in 95677 Zip Code- 3bed/2bath each side- Not a fixer upper, but not a gem eitherI am looking for advice and guidance on: how to analyze & figure out what my max price will be, negotiation tactics for off market deals, ANY and ALL other advice for off market deals or house hacking!!

Even though they both went through substantial renovation and updates over the years, there is always some old hidden problems lurking.

So I wonder if there is some 'hidden advantage' like that, to booking.com.

Hidden Cove/ Indian creek, Harlandale, South Southwest, and Tierra Linda to name a few. 

You're right that there are a lot of hidden costs, and we'll need to keep adequate reserves.I'm still hoping I can get someone to post some actual numbers here on a completed project, though. 

@Andrew Freed These companies also do not address concerns as quickly as necessary for your tenants, so the hidden costs of these delays may be hefty to your tenant relationships. 

Maybe you have hidden equity with the craziness of this market.

There might be a panel hidden in one of the apartment closets that gives you access to the main pipe that is capped that drains the shower and the sinks.

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If anything is hidden (a lien, an oil tank, etc) or the numbers are way off (rehab or ARV), I cancel a wholesaler forever and never look back.