Put yourself in their position, whether its their fault is irrelevant, in their opinion they are running out of options and are "hyper" sensitive.

And yes, Detroit is very neighborhood sensitive.

The thing is IRR is very time sensitive and it is hard to predict things for 30 years.

Of course please remove any sensitive information.  

Now 2.5% appreciation is a pretty safe conservative number, again 2 yrs that's another 5%, now your at 20%.Now, let's say you bought the ugly house on the block.... and let's say the seller had to sell it because of some time sensitive deadline so you getting it at list is actually a deal when most those houses go over list.

The Pro Only Forum is hidden from Google, which means if you have more "sensitive" stuff to talk about, like stuff that you need help on but don't want potential tenants or others in the public knowing about, post it here.

The key is to explain to the seller ahead of time what you will say and how you will handle the sensitivity of the issue.

I used SafeGuard to help me get everything setup.  

Just remember, they may be highly sensitive and possible angry.

This is probably me being overly sensitive, but for the existing tenants this is home for them, that they are getting a great discount on, so the potential for an emotional response here is very possible.