These seem to be the most hard core negotiators...and many have taken a "Pay us a lot or we will let it go to foreclosure" approach.

They think I'm hard-core (and unrealistic) when I refuse to buy something that doesn't meet the 1% rule.

I have very little turnover because I focus only very attractive 3-BR SFHs in good family neighborhoods (no warzones, no hardcore low-income areas--I've gotta feel safe working at these properties alone, y'know?).

Pierce is the line in riverwest for most of the yuppies and Holton is the line where the hardcore hood starts again going West.

If you, or someone on your team, doesn't have rehab or in this case, hard core construction experience you might be biting off more than you could chew.

DC....wow that had to be a hardcore market to break into.

If it's a nice house with good tenants as you describe have any painting and cleaning crews ready to do a hard core prep session that first week of October and knock it out in less than a week.

I had a listing that was 7 days away from closing until the buyers agent called me and let me know the house had been raided for heroin and other hardcore drugs.

Hardcore rate/term shopping lenders for a 1st position mortgage isn't going to make a huge amount of difference (relative to also comparing reliability, knowledge, etc), but for HELOCs it will because the rates/terms vary so much in the HELOC world.Often, but not always, regional banks or credit unions will be the winners. 

Many hard-core investors would consider this property to be marginal, or not as high-performance as others.