Or does is it effective to simply state "I'm interested in purchasing your property as an investment", which clearly states your intentions -an investor purchasing an investment.Thoughts?

I have no problems with that, I suspect it would make things cheaper, but in the event negotiations break down and I simply can't make a deal work at a price I like, I usually let regular retail buyers take them down.

I've turned down plently of "deals" that had no equity simply because they didn't fit my formula and exit strategy.

They run for office and they run the campaigns of the guys running for office (and then get their reward when he wins).It is no longer about what is right... the constitution... or We the People... it is all about them and them getting more power.It is an elitist mentality.

One of the buyers i called was a cash buyer who thought the deal i had set up was GREAT but he said quote " i know this property simply won't sell because no one will be able to get a loan for it in these times, sorry".

Otherwise, I simply tell them "no thanks" and politely ask they call me back when their asking price is more in line with the comps and active competition.

When prices drop, the taxes do not until the property is reassessed.Kind of like Vegas, even when they lose, they win.

When you talk to them, try framing the situation as a win win for you and the bank for them to put you into better financing terms versus the cost of the bank having to hold the properties if you walk away.

Even if it does, many tenants give little or no notice that they are leaving - they simply break the lease.

Since I didn't, you simply get rid of me and you're free to do as you wish with the property.My credit is highly unlikely to be negatively affected because you're not an institutional lender and you don't report to the credit bureaus.