A real estate friend of mine told me if I was not completely embarrassed by how low my offer was I was offering too much. 

If you would be embarrassed to explain before a judge and jury your actions, don't do them. 

I am thinking maybe it is not a big deal and I need to stop being so frugal in that area considering Seller took an offer I myself was embarrassed initially to make...lol.I only wish I knew the multiple options strategy much sooner.

My belief is that the realized that they had access to the education and to join me in the Partnerships but because they failed, it is embarrassing for them to NOT have made anything close to what we achieved in the last 10 years.

Today was the appraisal.I've never been embarrassed to show one of my properties to someone else, whether occupied or not.

Ok, so I have been stewing on this for months. I have listened to all the podcasts, read all the books, go to reia's etc....... I'll probably do great on my first property.......then I buy a property for 200K that is ...

I'd walk by Gouda cheeses in the supermarket and think about Dutch girls and suddenly I'd be in an embarrassing situation.Duplex, SFR, managing opportunity, long-term gains, all that was totally lost on me.But I did learn how to talk to and live with women, and that's made a significant difference in my life.

Also, consider making a form email that you can send to a resident whenever they send you a service request letting them know that you have received their request and that if they will please send you an email with as many details as possible about the problem and needed repair you will contact them within xx hours/days to set up an appointment/do a preliminary evaluation.I would encourage you not to feel embarrassed or unprofessional for going into a house YOU OWN to see if you can fix something.

It is important we share these experiences as investors even if we might be embarrassed about the circumstances. 

This was my first deal and I was embarrassed to offer what I did.