I had the broker press him on whether he would consider any seller financing and what price he would sell each of the properties.  

However I'm pressing forward with another property so I will leave this one to others.

A very interesting discussion thread, and while it is true that you will be hard pressed to find a positive cash flowing (or high cap rate) investment in the NOVA area, I found that buy and hold to be an effective investment strategy for this area.

Face to face can happen at your place or theirs; if you go to theirs it gives you a chance to do an impromptu inspection without suspicion being raised.

In California with high end work, I would be hard pressed to find a contractor who would accept a late-penalty contract right now.  

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Most of it can be done in a day or two if you can clear your schedule.If you can fully satisfy yourself it is all kosher - press forward!

You might even be hard pressed to find a property management company that will manage a bad D class property.

So onward we pressed looking at home after home only to realize that the first deal was the best value.

If the market goes stale or worse yet, takes a dive, you'll be hard pressed to come up with the funds to pay that loan off or refinance it.