If this property is in Orange County it is probably already very competitive, so I would recommend submitting your best price the first time if you want to have a chance of getting it accepted (in general for CA depending on property price; $50,000 under list price isn't going to cut it)  Also if this is in Orange County and at a reasonable price they likely have many offers with no contingencies that they could easily accept and move forward with instead of giving you seller credits.

I just got a property (in nearby Orange County) that was on and and off the market for the past 7 years!

@Josh Deeden I just sold my business in Orange County and moved to North Carolina 3 weeks ago.

Anything not in orange is rural, and eligible for a USDA loan.

The orange bafoon loves the attention, so I am sure we'll get there, but we are here and nobody can fix it.

I have a SFR in orange county and have the lot size to build another unit in the back!

Hi @Mark Poulton,My partner and I do own doors in Orange County but are looking to expand into other markets.

Does anyone have suggestion for a good commercial (retail/industrial) broker around Orange County? 

The road the house is on is nice, but the few streets behind are lower income with an orange crime on trulia.  

Further to @Shawn Clark's point, if you don't have easy access, one way to tell if a property has been winterized is to look at the MLS listing photos.If there are small signs or tags that are taped on sinks, toilets, dishwashers, etc, those normally are signs stating the the water is off and that the property has been winterized.Around here, they're usually neon green or orange stickers with a few that are just white slips of paper.