(you have made the seller say they want to move fast several times, this builds urgency) ````````````````````````````````````````````note: to all you professional salespeople out there this might be very difficult to do, it sounds like you're not being very attentive and you not listening very carefully, but if you use this technique to draw the seller out, and get the truth from them, especially finding out the real urgency, you have much more success, because many people in a negotiation will "hide their cards" and not tell you the truth.In further postings I'll go through how to "knock out other choices" like listing it with another real estate agent or property manager or FSBO.

However, I've been throwing 2,500-3,000 per month to knock out debt (as noted above) while I have been paying $1600/mo in rent. 

All with less risk than if you buy a single family home and rent it out.One last piece of advise is to use a portion of the positive cash flow to knock out that PMI as fast as you can, while keeping reserves for maintenance.

Assuming that your off market property is indeed a knockout deal, I would start pitching to your network and try to find partners.

Plus, I wanted to just knock out the entire rehab and then rent out each unit after it was finished. 

Hey gang,  This isn't a first wholesale deal for 20k, or a knock out flip, or even really an investment at all.

-knock out approx 8-10' x 2' of poured concrete walkway, replace with pavers-landscape "yard" 15'x10'I'm looking for someone to do this work.

Never bother to do a single thing to get a single lease (yet when I come to town I'll show some how and will knock out 4-5 leases on a weekend.

Having a backup offer in place can knock out the competition if the first one falls through.

Knock out those bad debts and don't try to keep up with the Joneses.