We do not like to low ball and waste people's time and the asking price worked for us.

I’m trying to be creative to minimize my owed capital gains tax upon sale.

By taking steps to minimize your exposure to risk, you can avoid large, costly errors that will cause you the biggest headaches.

The lease explicitly states that anything besides toilet paper and waste is the tenant's responsibility.

If you were the agent getting blind lowball offers, would you waste time responding?

Minimize the risk during the first purchase and use this as the time to build a relationship and trust with your team.

I avoid high tension power line routes and toxic waste dumps areas and industrial areas and light manufacturing areas and main highways.

If you have other retirement income, I would be real conservative and use a minimal amount of debt if any.3) The number of properties you buy will depend on what city you are in and whether or not you use leverage?

You rehab is wasted then.  

She decided that school was to expensive so she transferred to a cheaper one and lived with family, while working to minimize Student debt for undergrad.