I already have a nice sized emergency fund for repairs and such, and 'm working on negotiating the price down some more so there's still wiggle room.

Can i negotiate with the listing agent for a sweet deal so the listing agent working in my favor for the deal.

So if the house is worth 60,000 and needs 40,000 in reno but the landlord wants 100,000 for the home how would you negotiate that?

Still in the process of negotiating this deal.

All real estate is local so you need to attend local REIA meetings, any investor meetings you can find on MeetUp.com, local landlord association meetings.This is where you will learn who the players are in your area, how they find deals, how to estimate repairs, how to negotiate with sellers, which attorneys they use, which contractors, where they find deals.And finding buyers when you have a true deal is so easy.

Yes, especially in the South, many men will underestimate me, but that can also be a benefit, when sellers let their guard down more, when negotiating with a woman. 

From that conversation you have enough information to know where you can negotiate and where you cant.

.- The one thing by Gary Keller (How to simplifiy and prioritise your time and efforts)- Pitch Anything by Oren Klaff (How to Pitch and sell effectively)- The power of habit by Charles Duhigg- Never Split the difference by Chris Voss (FBI based negotiation)Just a few alternate books that will also help you In your multifamily journey.

I ended up negotiating a 6% rate for a 6 month listing agreement.

The seller wasn't willing to negotiate that, so sometime in the future, maybe 5 or 15 years from now it was going to cost us money to fix.