Another consideration is that housing value charts show average home values increasing, but part of that increase is larger size and inflation.

In “ The Millionaire Real Estate Investor By Gary Keller “ On Pg. 269 he has a chart titled:“ Control The Property & Include Escape Clauses In Your Offer. “ Escape Based on Condition at Inspection.Escape Based on Results of Feasibility Study.Escape Based on Financing.Escape Based on Repairs.Escape Based on Other Party Approval.Hope That's Helpful His Book Is Really Good.

So after spending some quality time to resolve a clogged drain (hair) and replacing some worn parts our tenant's bathroom sink was working perfectly.

Found some info on this...pretty cool chart on ycharts:Also found rentrange.com which looks interesting - I'm not sure how far back their historical data goes though I'm checking with them on it.

When you least expect it, in a 24 hour period suddenly you'll be flooded with good prospects and you'll be pulling your hair out trying to review them all. 

I am almost imagining a flow chart (yuck!)

We were sitting in a midst of toys with both kids, now out of school for the foreseeable future, scrambling on our laps and pulling at our hair (they’re 4 and 2), wondering if we just made an insurmountable mistake.

Have a hard schedule from them in a Gantt Chart format (google it, extremely common in commercial construction, residential ground up construction).

So I offered 105k purchase price, As-is (I'll omit other relevant terms but fairly standard on those) while also sending a detailed chart of recent comps as analysis behind my offer (not in a pushy or know-it-all way). 

You need to discover what the seller wants, and that means having a conversation.I find flow charting is a good way to figure out your path... if you are cold calling you might want to open with:"Hi, Is this <<insert owners name here>>?"