Also, following what others have mentioned- we are cleaning up the back and putting in picnic tables for the tenants.

Buying an investor lunch may be a nice gesture, but they really want to see what true value you bring to the table.

We were called the morning of the offer review and told to put our best offer forward again as there was another better offer on the table.  

But no tenants have ever had a problem with this, they usually know if they want to stay another year, or if they are graduating and leaving, or want to live in a different part of town close to the bars, or close to the mountains or whatever has become important to them over the past year. 

If you don't even have 10-15% then you need to partner up with someone who has the money, and can bring it to the table, or find some other ways to get involved in real estate that won't drain your finances. 

I have good credit (780), but I have a mountain of school loans ($160k which I paid down from close to $190k two years ago) and need another way then just grinding 60-70 hours/wk at two hospitals/clinics.

Texted again at noon and told him I was taking my offer off the table and since I had not heard from him, I needed him to complete the Notice to Perform and have the buyer sign before the end of the day.

There was one last push once the Fed put quarterly rate increases on the table, and when the flow of that money slowed down, you had an international push as the dollar started strengthening.  

I had a bid table at the end to get a $ bid for each paragraph or job in the SOW.  

Professional inspection and walkthrough show about $15000 in repairs and replacement.The bank had their round table today and killed the deal due to age of the building and no off street parking.