To sweeten the deal for the bank we offered to also put up three of our rent houses that we own free and clear as an additional down payment.

Now I’m working to simply claim the class onto my taxes, which was another LIE that the salesmen/women tell you about to sweeten the deal, and would you believe that something as simple as an EIN number, which the company refuses to give to me,  is the only thing holding me back from retrieving any of the almost $20,000 that I dished over to them.

I can also see if he can find a couple thousand in savings on the home/closing costs to sweeten the pot. 

You haven't even accounted for repairs or CapEx (7.5% each)  and you're already negative cash flowing.You could sweeten it a bit by doing a 30-year loan.

It is inconceivable that the PM's sourcing would not come at a price in the form of some sort of kickback, sweetener, or outright switch, where one of the PM's own people would do the work while the on-paper contractor would just sign off on it.Forget the slimy maintenance aspect, and just focus on the actual management hours, though.$128/hour for a 40-hour workweek and 2 weeks off a year comes out to $21,333/month, $256,000/year.

If you're looking to sweeten the pot during negotiations, consider throwing that out there. 

To sweeten the pot we're (wife and I) looking to spend around 100k on the dirt and are looking for options including seller financing.

Sold to wife 10/2018 and gifted her 10% equity to sweeten deal for the bank.

An acceptable compromise might be this: you may sweeten the deal with a carry back note, to lower the down payment requirements by ten percent, which could help a successful investor with growth they are qualified for, but don't have the full cash position.

So in theory I can use the FHA 203k to acquire the property with 3.5% down, I’ll have a bit more of an interest rate, but they’ll sweeten the deal by financing the rehab on critical repairs?