Stay focused and close on the property, do not let an out of the blue crime destroy a future REI and cash flow. 

At the refinance, I am able to get a loan for $180,000 and $20,000 of the money partner's money stays in the deal.

The ARV was believed to be around $235k so my agent told me to try to stay all in around $176K.

Couple is splitting up and one is wanting to stay. 

This shifts the conversation from opinion to facts, which is harder to dispute.Keep Emotions Out of ItNegotiations can get tense, but staying calm and professional gives you the upper hand.

Those that stayed in the race, whether running or walking, will feel the shift immediately and will be miles ahead of those that chose to sit it out. 

However, her life changed and she only stayed for the first year.

I tried to stay out of the way, but I had to stop several things from being done wrong—spaces between kitchen cabinets that were too small by at least an inch for the appliances to fit, a walk-in pantry being built that was too narrow for anyone but a child to get into.

For me, it’s all about scaling, so multifamily properties are where my focus stays.

Check Furnished Finder, Zillow, as well as AirBnb and VRBO (30+ day stays) to see what sort of competition is in that specific market.