However, about a week ago, I followed up, and the agent mentioned the price had dropped with no activity, and that the occupancy restriction would be lifted after 30 days on the market.I made a low offer, and after some back and forth, they declined but then listed the property on the MLS for less than their lowest counteroffer to me.

You'll have to understand most of these investors are going to counteroffer.

After getting bids for the sewer the seller then changed their counteroffer to credit the repair rather than fix it.

And I personally like it because now the commish is on the counter offers and the buyers have to see it and sign it..

The daughter, who again wants nothing to do with her mother, counter offered me with $8,000, and that would be something that she could "talk her mother into doing".

My only backup plan if I can't get verified funds is to assume the worst and to drop my counter offer even lower than my original due to the risk I would be taking on, and then when I do my in person inspection try and guess what rents are fair market for the empty units, and ask as many tenants as I can what they pay in rents monthly.

Hello fellow homebuyers,I recently made an offer on a house with an inspection contingency covering the roof, foundation, electrical, plumbing, backyard fencing, and pest infestation. The house is already occupied by ...

If someone promised me to return 24% on money borrowed and gave me a piece of paper I would make a counter offer to sell them a Brooklyn bridge.

-Would you then "offer" or bring up the potential ACTUAL cost as a counter offer? 

Hello fellow homebuyers,
I recently made an offer on a house with an inspection contingency covering the roof, foundation, electrical, plumbing, backyard fencing, and pest infestation. The house is already occupied b...