It does require some forethought and strategizing because every property isn't created equal.  

Property Radar is just such a robust tool.Yesterday I went and looked at a few Timber properties I was interested in  both of them a good 10 to 15 miles back into the boonies.the app comes up it tags to google earth and then one thing I am very good at is direction and finding stuff being an old land sales guy.I orient the phone and the app on the phone to north.. and in 2 minutes I found the parcels .. no address's nothing but the app and what's cool is the lot lines lay over the google earth.. what could have been and Easter egg hunt took me a matter of minutes.Now the only thing I would like to add to the app is USGS topos.. out here in our area is quite hilly or mountainous really. 

Check out my article for more information and benefits, it may be of use to help you think about some different strategic options:  https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/pass-through-entities-real-estate-investors/If you have more questions please leave a reply or Dm me. 

If I understand you correctly, you are advising a sort of modified brrrr strategy - modified since these houses are owned already but strategically pulling out a conservative amount of debt.The houses are mostly C class but some border on B-.

It includes things such as: Business Purpose, Financial Projections, Target Locations, Organizational Network, Funding Resources, and a 3 Year Strategic Timeline.

@Benjamin Harris I've heard they're just top of the market and I like to strategically choose properties a decent equity position and the main goal is cash flow.

I hedged my bets that the property would hopefully go up since the Arizona market had been so badly beaten up and that the location was so strategically located to a very popular campus ( Arizona State University) and there was speculation that they would be building the Cubs Spring Training facility across the street ( lucky for me they built this 100 million dollar facility)..

Marketing and more money with a strategic growth plan that has efficient and lean operations in place.

Just a thought in terms of where you stand at the negotiating table :) Let us know a bit more about your finances and resources, goals, etc and I'm sure the BP hivemind will be able to help you strategize.

Budget, come up with a plan - I can help walk you through that, to save and boost your FICO if necessary, and then strategize to get the property.