I hope the heck I've got more than a decade to go, but just have too many play things to do that are more important than buying another house.

If they aren't playing ball, walk away.You will need to make sure the home is code compliant.

Price fair, don't get greedy, play the long game.

It’ll give you an easy to read view of how many of the points raised by Dan H and Chris S play out in a deal. 

@luke Carl sold his hot rod, I sold a bunch of guitars and a rare Marshall silver jubilee 25/50 amp (just like slash played on appetite for destruction while we’re talking about GnR.

The list goes on with the negotiations, and saying that you'll work with the agent in a dual agency role to get them to throw their commission into play for the seller to reduce from 1M to $975,000 is not that great when you can work with an agent that can get you a house for $925K and $20K back at closing while you are paying them $25K (typically not though).5.

they are kidding themselves one needs to punch in 50% to 55% of gross cash flow for expenses then deduct your mortgage payments.. anything less than that will not play out over the years.

The Alabama song “I’m in a hurry” would play in my head. 

These areas could all be excellent long-term plays.

Here's how each option plays out:Option A: Convert Back to a Rental and Use a 1031 ExchangeIf you re-rent the home for at least one to two years, you can defer capital gains taxes through a 1031 exchange by reinvesting in another investment property.