Sunday evening he also informed me there is a broken storm window in the bathroom. presumably a neighbor kid hit it  with a stray shot form a bb gun. 1. how would you handle April rent?

Also, while in these early stages, does anybody know how much of a discount they will take?

My goals are to buy/rehab/hold properties I can find with a ARF of 75k to 100k at a 30% discount and also to flip 4 to 6 properties a year for cash for a minimum profit of 20k. 

I have an example below.I purchase a SFH at a discount for $50K cash plus $3K closing costs.  

So unless your rental income is large enough absorb that 25% discount you the difference will be included as monthly debt.Some banks do not accept income from rentals and count the entire mortgage debt against you.  

is it typically finding a home owner thats willing to sell their property at discounted price that's affordable for my end buyer? 

Click that, and you can add the number of bedrooms and bathrooms :)

Better news yet- the owner who still held the mortgage asked us to pay early in exchange for a discount on the remaining balance of the mortgage.

Is this a feisable option and process of a short/mid term Single family home.I purchase a distressed investment property at approximately 30% discount ($200,000 valued property purchased for $140,000).

(I try to make a habit of always checking to see if I can get a discount.)Anyways after looking around and examining my situation a little more closely I decided that right now would not be the best time to buy for me.