Not that I'd do that but just throwing it out there if you had to get it ready for pre-listing pictures.  

When you run numbers on the portfolio of CDs offered by most places, you find that after 12 months the early payoff penalty on their 5 or 7 year CD about breaks even on the higher interest you get, compared to doing 12 month CDs over and over again.So if you're relatively certain you won't need a chunk of change for at least 12 months, after running your own numbers to confirm, throw it in a 5 or 7 year CD so at least you're hopefully matching inflation. 

Sometimes a house is distressed to the point where banks won't lend so they can only work with cash buyers, throwing realtors in the mix just slows down progress on finding a qualified buyer.The market I invest in is pretty cool, so a house will sell for 60 or 70k, but it will be on the market for 6 months.  

Just a confusing situation for me trying to get more but can't seem to get the deal doneSorry to throw so much on you guys I just knew this would be the right place to go with my questions

That would be another 5% ($475).Adding that in it looks like some good numbers.If you jack expenses up to 50% of income (rule of thumb) it still looks like it is still throwing off $800 a month.  

You can throw all the money you want at legal fees, that doesn't make you right, it just means you were able to strong arm someone into compliance via a business decision.

David Gritz Maybe some bad timing on the question with live news coverage but I'll throw out one idea.

A lot of throwing myself out there for now but I'm learning a lot along the way....

I'm just suggesting you play it a little safe until you get your feet wet, or you are liable to throw in the towel like I've seen some investors do. 

They will then defend this price by saying something like "current rents are below market, they could easily be raised to X, Y or Z"  or, "the landlord is presently carrying the utilities, you could put them back in the hands of the tenants"These are both improvements to the business which should improve the free cash flow the business throws off.