Most of the local success stories are from those who started much earlier before the market became unreasonable and now have equity in their homes to unlock for more investments.  

Either the seller is being unreasonable or there are extenuating circumstances.

   $200 is not unreasonable. 

I am seeing way too much unreasonable complaining around the forums lately.

They said the bill is unreasonably high and they need a full financial breakdown from the plumber.  

Again, based on your interpretation of the situation, it seems like they are being unreasonable. 

For example, an unwanted, inherited property that's 1,000 miles away.For those who contact me wanting to submit unreasonable lowball offers, no. 

is it unreasonable to think I could be in the range of 8-10%?

   - 9% preferred is good, better than the standard 8%-60/40 split after 16% IRR is not good, there are deals with better splits- Generic value add play, invest in units....raise rents....sell at higher price due to increase NOI- I dont like the short 2 year hold but some would love it- I think the fees are high, but not unreasonable.   

No, its not unreasonable for you to have a conversation with a lender and for them to give you some general quotes based on your projected numbers.