This could make your offer more appealing.6.

The new inventory is not appealing.

Make a simple spreadsheet or written list with the features of each and see which ones appeal to you most.

Boring Can Be Beautiful, But Location Still WinsWhile I agree that boring markets offer steady cash flow, I’d argue that markets with a blend of stable tenant demand and tourist appeal like areas near U.S. military installations in Germany strike a better balance between cash flow and appreciation.

Whatever appeals to you more. 

Also, doesn’t the process of doing all the rehabbing and filling with a tenant make the property that much more appealing to other investors?

I just know I don’t have the knowledge yet to find a deal and a lower price point is appealing for sure.

This will likely be the smallest aspect of the company but seems like a sensible value add to the other aspects of the company, since we will have a storage unit with furniture/furnishings ready to go-Photographing properties for FSBO listings, or for clients we get for the furnishing/management side of the biz.

If you offer more $ for the property than the all cash offers AND you appear to the seller to be highly qualified in the method you are using for sourcing the payment, at some point your offer will be more appealing than the all cash offers.I don't understand why you would consider a 1031 for another property in two years. 

I did not put any of his info into practice and stopped listening to the podcasts after a while because lease options didn't really appeal to me, but he seemed like a decent guy and the podcast had a lot of value at no cost.