If you’re in a situation where you’re getting numerous showings, how do you keep those initial offers interested just in case the later offers don’t pan out.

There are many and numerous court cases that will reinforce this.  

Having read extensively on the subject and listened to numerous podcasts, I'm excited to get started.

Depreciation also is a huge benefit that you can keep going as long as you are investing in real estate.There's always ways to make your life easier without paying those pesky taxes.

It also depends on what else you have going on in your life.

If the software is not simplifying your life or making you more accurate, you shouldn't use it.

Life is crazy.

This applies in most areas of life, but if someone is simply agreeing with you, dropping PM fees down a percentage or offering discounts up front and sounds a bit desperate, they could be experiencing high turnover and poor customer retention.

Scott Trench discusses this option in his book, Set For Life.

Then what happens on paper a property looks like a cash flows very well, then when you add in vacancies repairs and life in general, they end up having to start using credit cards to pay for things and get caught into that spiral To answer your original question most real estate investors are not buying a property every year.