Or were you trying to make it so that the interest rates and proposed amortization schedules steered the seller to the cash offer?

If you would like to chat further pm me and I would be happy to steer you in the right direction.  

A low COC return and a lower than usual IRR due to not having some normally allowable depreciation/tax benefits may steer me to keep it in paper securities.

But if you have vintage 1928 across the board--steer clear (I would) due to investment required to make it safe and habitable. 1970 in original condition you could probably make work for less.

Do buyer agents typically steer consumers away from Homepath?

Steer clear of Ogden.

But you've really gotta partner with somebody that can steer you clear of danger.

Baisally roll up your sleeves take a hands on I'm in charge approach and steer the ship.

.- Steer conversations to Real Estate- Give out X cards a day or put on boards- Call X number of expireds or FSBO- Send out X number of Post cards to FSBO and expireds.- Reach out to X number of people you don't see often (Happy Birthday, how are the kids, the market is good right now... etc etc)Make those numbers you can reach in a day (Maybe 3 or 5).

@Steve Vaughan  my personal experience in PA is that the escrow title co is owned by the RE brokerage.. and the selling brokers steer the buyers to their title and escrow company.