They have more skin in the game then you do.Make sure you get clear title.

There is a lot of turnover in contractors that work for HD, because HD really squeezes all the profit out and leaves the contractors with little $ for their effort, so they cut a lot of corners wherever they can in an attempt to actually make some $, and then they quit after a few poorly done projects that nobody except HD benefits from. 

This is their best offer, take it or leave it.  

Class C renters are generally more blue collar and perhaps less likely to be laid off... and if they do leave the Class C property they are backfilled by Class B renters. 

When I get the seller to sign the contract that I plan on assigning to another buyer,  I have to give them copies obviously so I just leave and bring them back? 

Here's an example of how the math usually works when I look at it...http://www.loopnet.com/Listing/3121-3205-Orange-Ce...Purchase price = $2,480,000NOI before debt service (derived from 7.6% cap rate) = $188,480If 80% of purchase is financed over 30 years at 5%, that is $127,807.68 in annual mortgage payments.This leaves $60,672.32 in profit every year, until Year 31 when the mortgage is paid off.This is a down payment of $496,000 that you wouldn't see back until over 8 years.

If you are still with in the thirty day time frame I would wait it out leave a voicemail on their cell etc.

Leave some feedback introducing yourself and what exactly you do in the investment real estate industry.

I am looking to buy a place for school then turn it into a rental when I leave.

I believe they have branches in Rockland County, which may be a bit too far for you, but I'll leave that decision up to you.