It's not normal to do it prior to an accepted offer.

We didn't buy much from the MLS and if we did, it was either a "handyman special" or it had been on the market 180+ days with a motivated seller willing to take less than market value.This will be the "new normal" going forward and a lot of newer investors will drop out of the acquisition market and just hold what they have.

Everything else is just normal cosmetic, interior finishing. 

Normally, we don't make rent increases that soon as we want a chance to see how their payment record is.

There was a quarter stick of butter in the frig with the papaer still on it, and it looked normal. 

The issue with section 179 expense is that you normally have to operate at positive income.Under most circumstances, bonus depreciation is better since you can take bonus depreciation even if you operate at negative income. 

Is it a normal practice to have a deal set up where you find a new place for the seller to move to?

Thanks for helping me.Regarding my first deal, I am aware that there might be repairs, maintenance, emergency fund, etc. for a normal real estate investment.

I was honest about my inability to do the deal with a normal 20% down(probably could have but didn’t want to) but if the seller could carry 10% I had enough cash ready and could close within 60 days.

We should see a continued rise in inventories going into next year, which is normal for this time of year.