We price based on $/sqft of the comps in the area, which is close to $1/sqft, but highly dependent on the property...for instance, we have a 5 bd rm property at 2100+ sqft that has avg on the lower end.

For instance I live in Washington state and I know the markets here right now are fairly high for a beginning investor especially in the Seattle area.

For instance maybe the seller will only give you $500 credit?  

For instance, in my market in the Chicago suburbs I know that most properties are a bit above 1%, but the good deals end up being anywhere from 1.3-1.5%.

For instance, if you have the ability to leverage a property, then use it to show you have the funds. 

I haven't had a single instance in years where a second would not agree to what the first was offering.

For instance, a simple repair not worth my time affords me the opportunity to get in house and preemptively look around in the attic for leaks , unchanged HVAC filters , etc.

For instance in my local market, Ryan Homes is just typically not going to budge at all, while Pulte has some developments that Ive gotten pretty large sums from. 

its highly market specific also.. some areas of the country are much eaiser to that in.IE low value  more homes than peeps.. older functionally obsolete money pits that kind of thing.keep in mind in the cities where wholesaling works.. there are tons of vacant homes even today.I think for instance indy has 4k vacant homes.Detroit who knows how manyChicago thousands.Philly 10k plusBaltimore same thing.those areas is where buying low seller for more is quite common.. and other smaller little towns throughout the mid west and northeast.. 

However, in such instances, the appraiser must be consistent throughout the appraisal in his or her analysis and explain the reason for the deviation, clearly describing the comparisons that were made."