Bob also told the person that if she had any questions, she should just me (Bob asked me to handle this for him, as he knew he would have caved if he did it himself :D).Anyway, Tim's associate called me, *LITERALLY* cussed me out, told me that they had spent lots of money marketing his property the past two years, and "f*** you for insulting us with this offer of 1%."

For the safe bet neighborhoods in B'more (Canton, Fed Hill, Fells Point, and to a lesser extent Ridgley's Delight) few, if any, properties support even the 1% rule.  

Love to network with you, and Im sure if you wanted to talk residential sales, my wife would be delighted!

I do delight in strategizing and hearing from Boston investors and reading their comments.  

Sounds like you have demonstrated your abilities to improve things so he should be delighted in your proposition.Perhaps you should approach the ask with a reminder: "Hi Mr/Ms Owner, I've really enjoyed living here.

We're in the same backyard, so if you have any questions, I'd be delighted to help in any way to get you closer to your goals. 

New rehabs are going for around $130K in the area, but I also have a junkie squatting next door to the house I'm rehabbing.Ridgely's Delight is a relatively safe community as well, close to the stadium. 

Also, the tile surround in the master bath had caved in (maybe the builder didn't use greenboard behind the tile?)

His taxes and depreciation are irrelevant to the value, that's his problem or delight. 

Thanks, @Cave Johnson!