With the deferred maintenance and your $150K rehab budget, offering $200K out of the gate would not make financial sense.

Letting Go for Your Bottom Line: A Lesson for Real Estate InvestorsHey BiggerPockets Community,If you’re a real estate investor, whether you own rental properties, flip houses, or manage syndications, there’s a critical lesson that could boost your bottom line: Letting Go.Many of us get into real estate because we want control over our financial future.

If you are a solo-preneur, you can tag another investor in the group to assist.We have action-plans and drips for investors to use for lead generation via call, text, email, door knock, driving for dollars Most of this is done out of the box versus heavy configuration and customization like other systems. 

A good real estate accountant can save you thousands of dollars by leveraging entity selection and formation, tax deductions, cost segregations, bonus depreciation and tax planning.I recommend finding an accountant who specializes in real estate taxation, business taxation, financial planning and tax planning.You may want to consider working with your accountant remotely to expand your options.I would also recommend looking for a accountant willing to work with you throughout the year.

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If it were really for the motive of protecting the people, the people would still have there option and freedom to initiate the action themselves. 

Be sure that person who referred you is in a similar financial spot / need.

Most of us get paid a percentage of the rent so a reduction is not benefitting them financially.

.- Use Historical Data: If the seller has accurate financials, their expense data can be invaluable.

During the 2008 financial crisis, both entities were placed under conservatorship by the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) to stabilize the housing market.