@Ryan Blake I am curious how the replies influenced her decision? 

So i have been reading a lot lately in hopes of pushing myself in the correct direction to be successful as an agent and ive noticed that many of the TOP agents in the USA really talk a lot about mastering your Sphere of Influence and marketing to group your sphere to use them as your source of seller leads primarily with occasional buyers leads.

Bought our first home in 2007, but investing since 2012 -- specific SFRs, only in NC b/c of my mom's influence and unique skill set (feel free to read my bio for more on that - kinda long story -- so I won't take over your thread with it!) 

(We will also our investors to use your sphere of influence, but if they actually want us to project manage then we do charge a fee)What would separate you from other agents that also work with investors?

Overall, it influences my investment plans in this area.

I'm looking for a non-influenced opinion from someone in the area on this property.

I am approaching retirement and I need to be careful about the influence of income on my SS benefits. 

Admittedly it may have some influence on it if the sale price is much higher than the current assessment.Furthermore, If the property sells for $20k & needs a lot of rehab why is it still assessed @ $98k & they will NOT reassess it at the lower price, even for a couple of years, until the rehab is completed.

This could be like a audience influenced project as we move forward. 

This influenced my decision to offer (income from day 1) and I even offered above list price.