Due to my 2017 return showing a loss, I’ve had two lenders decline me for a loan.

Crory adds, "Home sales are up across the board in the Austin area, but declines in housing inventory are almost just as steep.

Will the rental market decline in the near future with the passing of the Baby Boomer generation? 

If the seller declines the offer, it will be for a combination of a) offer amount for the property ($20k) is too low, b) he can't wait 90 days and wants a shorter option period of, say, 30 days max, and/or c) he feels that the consideration you offered for the option contract ("1.5x") is insufficient incentive for him to lock up the property for 90 days.4.

@Charlie MacPherson realtor text me a deal, I declined on the deal based on the quoted price.

That is $36,000 per year on the same $100,000.This example shows why we get greater COC returns when we leverage a property, while ROI tends to decline, due to carrying costs (interest). 

Be suspicious of anyone requiring or even asking you to send deposit money directly to them instead of the contractually agreed upon title company.I just declined to offer after doing just a little bit of research on a property and the wholesaler:The property was a Short Sale that showed as 'Under Contract' in MLS.

We use Cozy and like all aspects except that there is no way to decline partial payments.

Each time the seller declined to go down, so I walked away until I found a deal that worked for me.

When other markets saw big dips in the last recession, we saw maybe 6% decline in properties.