For example, wholesalers are great because generally their properties are off market and you get them at discounted prices.

However at any given time liquidating these RE assets if your moving to cash is going to cost you 8 to 20%..  8% sales costs if nothing needs to be done and values are exactly what you state.. 20% or more discount if you have to rehab or market price softens at the time you have to sell.. 

Highly unlikely anyone would be able to buy that particular note, and if they could, it wouldn’t necessarily be at a discount.

Learn as much as you can and don’t discount this process as education for the future  even if you don’t close  

Use one that has flexible pricing/spending options, memberships for discount pricing (these often pay for themselves with your first list). let me know if you need specific information about skip tracing

If they are asking for a discounted rate, more than a LTR but less than your going rate, that seems to be a better indication they are real people.

Could one buy a pool of mortgages from FNMA, split that pool back up into individual mortgages,  then negotiate with the homeowner to purchase their own mortage at a discount, removing a huge stumbling block in the real estate market.

At some point an offer will be accepted.Off-market deals can get you great deals at discount, but it's not easy.

For Redfin to show comps you may need to login to view the past solds, if no sales data just discount a few % off the listing price since some markets are going for near retail anyway.

I would do discounts on grass upkeep for sure, but I think single-family rentals need more curb appeal to get that right renter so some listing landscaping could help that instead of just a boring facade.