The rents tend to be bit soft [not quite meeting the 1% rule], but I like the potential appreciation due to the schools / area. 

Lot rents are soft and could be bumped $25-$45 dollars in the next year or so.  

., As a property manager those are soft issues to me compared to say, eviction.

Andrew Jones You paint the entire Midwest with a wide brush, a common mistake I see from investors who refuse to believe there are areas with appreciation and strong economies there.

They have been great already and we have a plan moving forward with updating the curb appeal and trying to softly get rid of smoking.

If you have a hardness of say 388ppm and you install this hoping to have soft water well your test will come back 388ppm.

I’m sure the housing authority would give you soft funds.

I began my due diligence, had the property professionally inspected as I was taught, and the inspection results allowed me to re-enter a soft negotiation with the seller.

That's not going to happen with me on a foreclosure flip in a soft market.My question is this: When I pin down mathematically what she owes (and get a title search done to make sure there's nothing I missed), how low can I go without getting blown off and ruining my relationship with the agent?

Since then I've still done my share of roller and brush work though.I always did my work in my "spare" time.