If discussing a different business operation, say buying a restaurant, immediately people won't think the value is just the market value of the location, the tables, the broiler, dishwasher, plates, pots and pans, right.

It may be hard for the next 30+ days while they rant, rave, and try to make your life miserable, but then they will be gone and you will immediately notice your stress levels go down, you will free up a lot of time, and everything will be better.P.S. this is one of those situations where you may want to sweeten the pot.

Are you going to be providing the services for assisted living: nurses, caretakers, cooks, etc?

I'm in the NW burbs -- but Will, Cook, and DuPage county all have REI meetups.

My bedroom ceiling started leaking...I put a pot on the floor to catch the water and called the landlord at 11PM.

Then all the money goes back into a pot and we do it again.

There simply is nothing on Wall Street that matches the Investment ROI of real estate, only if one "cooks the books" and does a whole bunch of "what-if" gymnastics can we get there. 

It is common to offer above asking price to sweeten the pot as many owners would simply rather collect the cash upfront.What makes it a desirable offer structure?

At 6% interest rates looking at 20%.If I can get those kind of returns on all the properties I buy and keep reinvesting all proceeds it’ll take 15 years providing I’m adding 1000/mo to the pot.

Buyer either brings a large pot of money but to what end?