Ya need to act from a position of strength versus fear.

It seems like a great area but I don't have a good feel for the strength or the trends in that housing market.

Their jaw strength is also not as strong as a cat or dogs so they can’t chew up the molding.

Negotiate anything the first mortgage holder is willing to acceptThere's not a lot of strength you have in this position but you can still salvage this to keep from losing your entire investment.

(e.g. nest thermostats, spray foam insulation, or one of Tesla's solar roof systems )  but adding some very basic products that this property was lacking. ( I think a lot of mom & pop C & D properties are in the same There was zero insulation in the attic ( Added R-38)Old Single Strength Wood Windows ( Replaced with low-e replacement windows)HVAC 12 Year Old 10 SEER ( Replaced w/ new 14 SEER HVAC)12- 14 year old appliances ( Adding Energy Efficient Appliances )Definitely the basics, but just making those improvements has definitely directly or indirectly (depends on how you look at it) impacted the NOI and the overall tenant experience.

Ask the lender to tell you about the buyer's strengths (credit score, job history, debt-to-income ratio, etc.) and also ask if the file has been all the way through underwriting, as sometimes there are potential issues that can be brought up by the underwriter way down the line that can challenge the borrower to get the loan.As far as someone beating you up over inspection reports, that's always a tough one.

I am interested in more exotic strategies than flipping or wholesaling because I think it plays more to my strengths.  

There is strength in numbers.Some of my clients have 100+ C Class properties in Memphis.

And like the dot com, energy, and housing bubble before, because of the 'rush to the new' among their purveyors and purchasers alike - and , because of its sheer mass and lack of oversight, this sector again has the potential to tank the economy - taking with it our basic fundamental strengths:  legitimate investment funding, business expansion, jobs; and leaving general economic wreckage in its wake - unemployment, massive and increasing debt, rising government welfare and other social remedy costs,  and yes - tanked home construction and ownership.

In Grand Rapids I think it's a combination of the general strength in the real estate markets around the country, as well as the growing popularity of Grand Rapids.