I also don't believe it will be easy to gross up the sale price by the 6% and offer it as a concession although I understand your logic behind that strategy.

Phase #1 - Recovery  - characterized by high vacancy rates and no new construction- rent, during this phase, is flat or declining- owners offer rent concessions to avoid their property occupancy rate from  decliningPhase #2 - Expansions- characterized by declining vacancy and the start of new construction- occupancy improves, concessions are not being offered, and rental rates being to growPhase #3 - Hyper Supply - characterized by new construction and vacancy rates beginning to rise - rental rates begin to grow at a slow rate- rent concession are being offerred due to the new construction in the area [in the hope of retaining current renters]Phase #4 - Recession - characterized by the completion of construction and a decline in occupancy rates - concessions are abundant to avoid high move-out rates Here are some foundational truths about optimizing your investments:#1 sow seeds of success in the down times - "The season of failure is the best time for sowing seeds of success."

Zillow Offers (home owners, buyers and investors to estimate property values quickly) 3.

And one more question I've worked with 3 REA thus far but so far none of them communicate timely (it usually take 2-3 days to get a response even when I'm letting them know I want to offer on a property) is this common?

Should I offer to pay them for their consultation, or are these types of questions common as part of the PM vetting process and is a "courtesy service"?

I can say the number of private messages I received lately from people offering private money is off the charts, which I also find comical as they clearly did not read my profile - and yes my response back is not very kind to them. 

For example, if the prevailing interest rate is 7.5%, a builder could offer buyers a 5.5% rate as a way to make the purchase more affordable.

It hit the market, and in just 2 days, we had multiple offers and sold above asking price.

I have someone offering me a bridge loan to help solve my immediate needs however they want me to pay nearly $5,000 for a MAI commercial appraisal.

Should I offer to pay them for their consultation, or are these types of questions common as part of the PM vetting process and is a "courtesy service"?