Mixed use properties like that can be tougher to finance than apartment buildings.

I always try and start the lowest I can without getting told to take a hike.I'd be more open to a higher offer in So Cal where cheap inventory can be tougher to find but out there there are other deals to be had.

I was looking at Fresno, CA and it seemed like a lot of the properties that looked promising were located in the tougher parts of town where crime rate, tenant turn over and problems were high. 

I don't play in the residential space.I do get spammed by (Wholesalers) e-mailing me these (Awesome) deals (residential stuff).99 percent of the time they do not turn out to be awesome but duds.If you are a broker ALL the real estate agents activities that have to do with real estate falls under the brokers supervision.The broker can dictate with an IC agreement what the agent pays for with each activity and how much and even if an activity is not allowed by their company.Many newer agents are desperate to do a deal just like newer wholesalers because they do not have much money to survive.Doing a deal properly falls way to "I need the money at all costs" before I go under kind of stuff.This presents a huge liability to the brokerage.It just isn't worth it.I would say a wholesale deal has just as many hurdles as a real estate listing by a broker.Some deals are tougher and some are easier.You have to get a bunch of steps to happen to get it across the line.Some might say one is easier than the other but I believe that comes down to experience and knowing how to solve problems and get the deal to close versus a new person messing up a few steps or not being able to problem solve on a deep level.

It is tougher that way but you hop in and out of less deals and in the long run the buyer (client) tends to get a better property with less downside risk.Sellers would rather play dumb and then laugh walking away with the cash at the closing table.If a seller is slow rolling things then they might be trying to hide or drop problems they know about way into the process hoping you will have more to lose than to gain backing out.

That way you are not tracking multiple bills with one being tougher to evict over.

I've considered upgrading just so I can post in the forums with more serious folks but it's getting tougher to come on here and have discussions IMO.

Makes it tougher but we were also able to raise rents quicker.

if i could figure out how to put imojis on here i would have had two thumbs up pictures.. this is nothing more than raw dirt.. and as such . not worth a fraction of the asking price.. the ONLY thing it has going for it is zoning if it will actually allow it to be built out as a MHP.. those zonings are getting tougher to find.. 

The tougher the probate the more likely it was I would hear from them.Plus there are lots of ways to touch base with them without being a pain in their rear but actually may help them.