Now if that house had an amazing view, backyard  etc. that made it stand out that is different but I am doing an apples to apples comparison.The 185,000 house the buyers would want to get for 170,000 because when they go through all that headache of moving and fixing the place up they want additional equity for their labor and time in addition to the raw materials costs to fix the place up.This key piece of information is generally lost on the sellers.I would get 2 or more additional estimates of the 6,200 to see if someone can do the same scope of work for a better price.

Here's an article I wrote on how to stand out as a good wholesaler - might help you stand out:http://www.biggerpockets.com/blogs/4430/blog_posts/32194-attention-wholesalers-2-ways-to-stand-out-from-your-competition

There are many factors attributing to your results in DM and have yet to find myself in a position to be comfortable with 6 months of DM not paying itself ten fold when other tactics far more cost effective have worked great for me.

In the houses we have rehabbed, we have always tried to have an area or two that really stand out and get the potential buyers attention.

The shorter payoff period (26 years vs. 30) is attributable to the 9% return vs. th 7% rate.If you want to put this money into a Roth IRA, you have to pay tax on it first.

That is a defeatist attitude.Never over look negative issues with any tenant simply because they have a few good attributes.

Waving the mortgage clause might help you stand out from other potential buyers and *may* even get you a better deal.

There are many fourplexes, all with the same comparable rent, so just a few nice touches will make your building stand out.

The things that stand out to me:Your water bill looks too low.  

My approach has been to make my properties stand out by always having them professionally photographed.