Try goo-gone or goof off to soften it before you scrape.

This can help an investor looking to owner occupy to acquire 2+ units in a single purchase while softening the monthly payment.  

Just a heads up we are starting to see some softening of the market with prices decreasing, and inventory slowly rising. 

Those of us who have actually done our due diligence and passed on 99% of the "sure fire deals" that were presented to us in the past couple of years, and have CASH (or 20% down and STERLING CREDIT) to take to the market will find in the coming months that those sitting on 200 day plus listings will soften their stance on pricing.It's an axiom in the stock market and it should be in REI as well; "SELL on the good news, BUY on the bad!"

They are doing exchanges with generally around 7 figures plus.When they can buy elsewhere and get quality 8 caps for cash flow it makes sense to them.Owners in Cali do not want to wait and the market softens there and they have to wait until the next cycle before they see equity gains again they can do something with. 

Whatever you do at this point in the cycle, you just have to understand the potential downsides, have a plan B/C/exit, and have the staying power to sustain the next softening..

From what I understand, the bite of bad history like yours (not a BK or foreclosure) softens enough to acquire a decent mortgage after about 30 months.  

Its like stepping off a ledge into the unknown for me because, like Mackenzie said... life happens, and you need a good cushion to soften the fall if needed.

For every million dollar sale there were probably 10 people that offered similar but didn't look as solid to close.If the tech demand softens there are media/biotech/tourism/financial/Korean etc. people waiting in the wings.  

Unless wages, driven by the economy by way of manufacturing and exports increases, demand will slowly soften.