I've made offers before of "hey, I cant pay you $260k for this property - the most I can pay is $210k given XXX reasons.

Gilbert is a great area for a lot of reasons.. it's where I grew up and its really grown!

Let me enumerate the reasons:1) my pm paid for the damages.  

It is also for that very reason that you should be wary about going in as I do feel that the Pittsburgh has gone pretty high up in it's property values. 

Having the contractor relationship in place to move quickly and provide a high quality renovation at a reasonable price.

I have been investing mainly in trust deeds but like you got connected with Dave and just recently ended up investing in his fund, my primary reason was for diversification and because it is passive. 

Are you interested in S8 because of a personal reason or you think it's the next "hot" investment idea?

Are there wholesalers in your market you can ask if you don't want to talk to a lawyer for some reason?

@Jason Wray, The reason that our shop is pretty hot about your post is two-fold, we do all of the things that you are implying that we don't (other than government loans, we don't work in that space). 

I learned so much and it was part of the reason I felt confident enough to go out and buy my first one.