Emphasize that your offer is competitive and you’re ready to move now, or set a reasonable deadline for the offer to ensure the seller knows you’re serious.Use Comparables StrategicallyHave data on hand to support your position.

Backstory - we have an apartment complex that had a $339k loss on paper last year (I'm a 40% partner).

Firstly I apologize that I do not have any market insights data specifically, but Houston has been a rough market as valuations have pulled back.

They can't assess all the subjective data like overall layout, view from the living room window, the dogs next door that bark all day, the width of doorways, size of individual rooms, quality of kitchen cabinets and appliances, etc.The best thing to do is study your market regularly.

My personal take is investing is hard enough without having the added complexity of building a remote team of folks that can handle things for out of state deals.

But it's already complex enough.

Some might not be livable at purchase but 5k still seems cheap unless there is something off with the data. maybe the prices were reduced on unlivable properties due to back taxes being part of the deal for the purchase.

But, find opportunities to make a happy buck off it can get complex.

Many landlords, myself included, have faced the challenges of dealing with problematic tenants and the complexities of Massachusetts laws.In fact, we specialize in buying properties in Massachusetts and New Hampshire that come with ongoing evictions and difficult tenant situations.

That’s a 0.02% success rate—a 99.98% failure rate.The data couldn’t be clearer: you’re targeting the wrong audience.