So the area and the property will dictate prices more than a broad brushed price adjustment.

For example trying to move the numbers around too much to make a deal work or just overall letting emotions dictate your decisions when looking for real estate and getting overwhelmed from all the other things you have on your plate at the same time as trying to start off investing, thanks in advance.

- Your income history will dictate this. 

Even if I have a line of credit, it's not my clients' place to dictate how I should use the money that's available to me.  

The property will often times dictate the type and sometimes source for supplies.

If I ask my tenants how they'd like to pay, they say "3 days late":) Seriously however, I prefer to dictate the payment method taking into account that market and the means available from the tenant.

If you have to meet his price or come close, then you should be able to dictate terms, i.e seller financing, length of note, interest rate, etc.I think you have the right mindset for the first deal.  

But we're puzzled why some European countries are opposed to us.Unlike most Third World tin-pot dictators (Chavez, Mugabe and many others), Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is an incredibly smart and dangerous opponent.

Should I allow him to dictate how much earnest money I give? 

(Obviously that's idealistic, but I think the condition of a property can often dictate the tenants that apply to live there..."