I am not being cynical but the fact is negotiation is about your active vocabulary, body language, Oral communication skills, etc. which are acquired skills.

So…. my strategy was to bid up to 25K (because no-body will be looking to buy in “Podunk” where I live), use the balance of my cash for repairs (NO MY POCKETS AREN’T DEEP) and hope and pray there was nothing nasty or structural going on.

When the adjuster went in he said it was the worst he had seen in his 12 years. and I got a big fat check..

I found a 12 unit that I am interested in, but am unsure about running it myself, so I contacted 5 local firms by email, 2 of the big local names included...only one response, and it turns out he's a BP member.Lotsa fat wallets out there...RE must be the place to be, there's so much money coming in that there's no need to answer emails or call anyone back...hmph...

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Then, I read the thread about the bloody body and eyeballs at an apartment building.  

The saying goes, if your mind can conceive it, then the body can achieve it.If anyone has any questions about anything, please reach out to me.

so correction/stablization good thing.. big ole fat crash I dont see it. and if prices start to drop investors will stop the loss much quicker than what happened in 08 to 2011 is my thought ???

HELOC funds can make it a cash purchase, or those HELOC funds can be a big fat 25% down payment paired with a traditional mortgage for 75%.