I don't have a very big budget so I want to make sure I make a smart purchase and I'm even open to possibly partnering up with some developers and builders and or even provide them with some heavily discounted lots as well.

Although prices have went insane in recent years (despite the recent come-down), the dollar is in the toilet again so you'd get a pretty hefty discount. 

You can make sure to get 10% off coupons from usps moving or buy gift cards at 90 cents on the dollar (I get them as credit card rewards) to stack up the best discounts.

I took the cash and invested $20,000 in the  purchase in a first lien note with an interest rate of 9.5% discounted to yield 18%.  

Normally I wouldn't be targeting this one, just hard to pass up the discount + 10k year in "gifts" on the seller financed portion. 

His approach was straight to the point in terms of making sure we were on the same page business wise considering everything going on currently, but overall was a very informative & positive call...I’m really looking forward to getting started.

Other homes in the area seem to sell quickly and without discounts. 

I consider myself getting that % of a discount, so I reduce expenses rather than get a passive cashflow.

I know of one builder that digs their heels in because honestly they can, they have lines of people buying their units so there is no incentive to give discounts.

My tenants ended up going straight to me because the MC wasn’t dealing with issues in a timely fashion.