Trading of a 5% for a 10% return has to be balanced against the hard and soft costs of travel to visit the property, no sweat equity, the use of a property manager, etc.

I always felt that my parents were getting "soft" with their properties but hey I was just a teenager observing the actions of others.  

The rents tend to be bit soft [not quite meeting the 1% rule], but I like the potential appreciation due to the schools / area. 

Lot rents are soft and could be bumped $25-$45 dollars in the next year or so.  

., As a property manager those are soft issues to me compared to say, eviction.

They have been great already and we have a plan moving forward with updating the curb appeal and trying to softly get rid of smoking.

If you have a hardness of say 388ppm and you install this hoping to have soft water well your test will come back 388ppm.

I’m sure the housing authority would give you soft funds.

I began my due diligence, had the property professionally inspected as I was taught, and the inspection results allowed me to re-enter a soft negotiation with the seller.

That's not going to happen with me on a foreclosure flip in a soft market.My question is this: When I pin down mathematically what she owes (and get a title search done to make sure there's nothing I missed), how low can I go without getting blown off and ruining my relationship with the agent?