It's really important that you know your market - and you know your competition. 

Talk to folks who have built their business on Amazon only to have it disappear overnight because of a bribe paid to an insider to shut down competition.

An escalation clause states that the buyer will increase the offer price to exceed a bonafide, arms length competitive offer by $X,XXX to a maximum offer price of $XXX,XXX. 

It’s heavy on commercial rentals and has very few residential properties.

Market was very competitive, found this one off market by asking the agent of another unit I was interested in (that had quickly gone under contract that same day) if they had any others coming soon.

You can talk to your agent and ask them to reduce commission on the sale of your property. typically 5-6. you don't want to go too low because you want your property to look competitive on market as well. your listing agent needs to split the commission with buyer agent as well..  

@Don Huynh With how competitive it is right now, you have to be ready to pounce on a deal when you find one.

But maybe times are changing and since it’s a sellers market most everywhere, if there is competition to purchase the place, and you NEED owner financing, I guess that’s a way to make your offer more attractive.

I try to do 1 or 2 per day since I'm still trying to wrap my head around RE investing and my competitive/expensive market. 

@Joseph Miller is there any city where you boots on the ground or a competitive advantage.