In that instance both of the Joint tenants own the entirety and are seen as only one taxpayer by the IRS. 

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%.

Recently ,when I was listening to the BP podcast and their "Famous Four" questions, I had thought of a question I would like to ask you all. 

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.