I retract my original reply, as most of the contractors I use accept Venmo, PayPal, or CashApp.  

I want to offer between $75,000 - $80,000, the seller pays closing costs, and a contingency clause that says if something comes up under inspection I can retract my offer.

There's a cadre of homeowners, and more than a few "investors" who are convinced this is the new norm as they do not recall the last real retraction in valuations.

Like I can look at the numbers from last year on a cabin in the Poconos and see that they did 100k in revenue, but there's no guarantee that it will continue in the next year or two as Covid (potentially) tapers off and the market normalizes.I'm looking at places now and aiming for a place that can generate at least a 25% CoC, and hopefully if the market retracts that's enough buffer to keep it profitable.

But to my understanding, Florissant and the surround areas were a victim of "white flight" in the 90s and there was a significant financial retraction in North St.

. ($17,500) I am retracting my offer, which they gave me the option, if I don't accept their counter.

But this time I retracted my offer and got back my earnest money. 

Wish I could retract the words "witch hunt" but I don't think you can do that on this site (unlike FB where you can say stupid things and then delete them. :-) Thanks all for keeping me on my toes.

Most of the good properties get retracted before the sale because the owners pay the back taxes before the sale.

 $1750 in labor for 1100sf of painting is actually a better price than I can get, so I retract my earlier statement about the painting being a touch high.