The Arizona real estate contract is 9 pages long and has numerous potential addendums.

I wrote this article last night and it will be posted in numerous newspapers and internet sites over the next week.

This has been discussed numerous times before.

Pretty sure this is how it works out .I have walked the exterior of the property numerous times now,not sure if I like the looks of a very big retainer wall holding backearth in the rear, but everything else looks great, to me anyways ..

You exhibited the mark of a successful investor - not chasing the price or getting into a bidding war.

There are numerous posts here that talk about the details of the math for both flipping and renting, so I'll only briefly summarize here.

Numbers are very, very important, but for example's sake, it would not make a difference to me how great the numbers are, if the area was a "war zone" or other area in which I would not want to invest.

Applies in numerous ways.

The extra money will get the seller's (really, the seller's banks) attention.On the other hand, getting into a bidding war will cost you money.

I said lower income neighborhoods NOT war zones.Build yourself a buyers list at the reia club and find properties where the rehabbers want properties.