I certainly agree that sellers and buyers are far off on their strike prices and it will take some time for that to work its self out.

You can only strike out when you're at bat.

A good broker will keep you apprised of rates each day in your strike window and will have backup lenders if your bank decides to pull a bait and switch after you are locked in to an appraisal that one lender has to "release" (even though you paid for it) to go with a competitor.

As much as I like to sell to 625s with FHA, these borrowers that can barely scrape together 3.5%, and are in the low 600s, they strike me as shaky risks.

For me, I try to strike a balance based on how much is enough for me to live comfortably on cash flow. 

This is a fun discussion.. one of the things that always strikes me as odd about people who call themselves real estate investors (as I do) is that it's the largerst group I've dealt with where most people can spend a lot of time talking about their amazing business, but when you ask how many deals they've done, the answer is zero.

They will probably be nervous so you need to strike a friendly but professional tone.

That strikes me as incorrect here because a security deposit is in fact theirs, with all going right that money goes back to them unlike the rent that is due to me.

If I were him strike a deal with the owner to get it at a lower price than whats being advertised.

Hillside is starting to soften due to the oil prices so low, Alaskas economy in general is slowing, but the upside is that if you are poised to strike, it will be a great opportunity in a short time to buy low.