I am currently a public school teacher at a middle school in San Antonio.

Or, alternatively, try and find a middle ground with your buyers agent:  "Let me pick 10 properties, show them all to me, I'll make offers on the ones that I think fit my criteria.  

There is no middle ground with that ridiculous and worthless number.  

In fact, I am in the middle of such an analysis right now for one of my rentals.  

There were 3 major things I needed done that were freaking me out (one being the rear door was just plywood because the back door was in the middle of being reframed) and I was looking at the Maryland Home Improvement Commission's complaint form.

Is the $1600/month in rent she's currently paying near the top, bottom, or middle of what market rent it?

We're in the middle of a huge seller's market right now, so the MLS deals are sparse.

Buyer needs to counter with what they deem optimal and try to find middle ground both can accept.

I am not looking to buy in the best neighborhoods, but somewhere in the middle preferably. 

Any neighborhood with an elementary or middle school in or adjacent is almost guaranteed to rent out quickly.