Hi Lynne,Gunshot alley is no place to raise a family.If you want to move quickly and move up to a nicer lifestyle, there are a lot of LARGE Multi-family apartment complexes in the area.Many will have pools, hot tubs, gyms, dog walking parks, Amazon Delivery boxes, and the freedom from having to cut the grass or maintain the structure, and best of all no property taxes to deal with--all in return for one monthly fee.If this is something you are interested in, go visit a few properties (after dark) and see if they "Feel" safe to you at night.https://www.apartments.com/santa-rosa-ca/Just my 2 cents!  

The most powerful thing you can do is walk away from a deal if the owner doesn't want to negotiate. 

The power of attorney you're giving the PM is enough to prompt you to want a review.I'd ask about the duration and extent of the power of attorney, the reserve amounts, payment distributions and the scope of the PM responsibilities. 

I am 28 and live in the US on a work visa.To gain financial freedom, I set out a goal have financial freedom by the age of 33 by having US$4K per month of passive income (post taxes) in the next 5 years.How realistic is this goal ?

So many investors and agents working off the MLS what would be a powerful source of software to compete with other investors in the market .

Hi Nick, good choice on wanting to use real estate investing as the vehicle to Financial Freedom.

But than you have days so powerful that you are proud you never gave up on yourself.

It puts your much smaller list of buyers in a much more powerful position because they know you don't have as many options.If the seller persists, and you don't think it's right, don't be afraid to back off. 

I would be surprised if the power is on.

You hold the cards, it depends on how much you want the house, but it is definitely time for you to negotiate from a fair position of power.