Offer a bonus to contractors or GC to stay on time/budget.

Praise the good attributes of the home but respectfully express your concern for the current condition and ask if there is some help you can offer.

Have never sold a property but I get offers quite a bit.

Watch every free webinar offered to new investors on Bigger Pockets, and take notes.

It is hard to tell scale, but it looks like it is some railways ties laid across the back part of the yard-maybe 3-4 high across the back. 

I wanted to be very Dave Ramsay style on my personal property... high down payment (30-5% and only 10 or 15 year loan). 

My ideal platform would offer: - Standard CRM features (i.e. contact management, drip campaigns, etc.) - Integration with lead capturing platforms including websites and social media- Workflow/transaction management systems that serve as a checklist to help you remember and organize the 5,000 different things you are working on for your various clients - Monthly pricing in the range of $10-$60/month Platforms such as Top Producer seem to be industry staples but there are several new(er) systems like Zoho that seem to offer interesting features as well. 

first place winners offer fell thorough and as a result I had the second highest offer!

Additionally, I’d strongly recommend offering the tenants an estoppel to confirm the terms of their lease and any verbal agreements they've made with the previous landlord.

Do a Google search for "Boommates" and you'll find references to the Golden Girls TV show and discussions about two significant issues older people face: the high cost of housing and loneliness.For younger people, we call this "house hacking," where someone buys a house and takes in roommates to help cover the costs.