I'd just make the schedule and play around with it to see what could work best for both parties but only after seeing if they'd be open to seller financing.

That's not ideal but no purchase is usually better than the wrong purchase. 

If you have th3 time to go back and forth playing Magnum PI with a application you are wasting your time.

Ideally the rents would be under market with the units as-is, or under what you could get after relatively minor updates to the units, giving you an opportunity to increase NOI.Of course the expenses in the listing are only $9,784 per year - in listings they are always going to be low, to inflate the NOI. 

Could realistically probably afford 200-300k purchase price, but would ideally like to stay under that, maybe $150k or less. 

Can’t have folks playing roulette with your hard won investment property.

I am not a coach / mentor nor do I play one on TV.... or have any desire to be.however I have done business and am personal friends with some of the biggest names in the industry over the last 20 years.. most would be vilified on BP so I wont mention their names.

Network and learn as much as you can from others, educate yourself, select a market, pick the niche where you want to play, and go for it.

I also enjoy playing the guitar, basketball and doing work around the house.Looking forward to getting to know y'all. 

My experience tells me if you project negative cash flow it’s not such an attractive deal and you might be overpaying, unless it’s more of a value play for long term appreciation.