@Tom Gimer For my 2 cents, I also believe that since BP is geared strongly towards the "passive" income, Kiyosaki-inspired crowd who is looking for assets that can cash flow at 10%-20% cash-on-cash return with the additional cost of property management, it naturally isn't going to be as active as some "2nd tier" cities such as Indianapolis, Kansas City, Memphis, etc. 

So informative and inspiring. 

Just looking for some inspiration is all if possible to help guide my next contract version

You are an inspiration to me and I hope to be in your shoes some day!

Inspiring story!

Despite what my name and picture is, I really appreciate the genuine responses and I thank you all!

I have been really inspired lately to go head first into this new career.My plan is to become a real estate agent and learn everything I possibly can about the business/market.

The BP Podcasts have really helped me a lot in terms of learning and inspiration.

My recommendation is: you should only ever lower your Offer during due diligence if you GENUINELY find extra faults that you could not have been aware of earlier.

Yes, there are people on here with ulterior motives, but I think the majority of people are here to genuinely help a fellow "tribe member" - (I like that @mindy Jensen).