You may be able to create cheap electricity and sell it to your tenants at discounted (but still profitable) rate.If your tenants use electricity, then you have an opportunity to make additional income - $100K - sure - easy.Hope that helps.

Seller is not motivated to sell at discount for now .  

Offer discounts or incentives for referrals that lead to a lease signing.Hire a property management company: If you don't have the time or resources to market your rental listing, consider hiring a local property management company to do it for you.

Here's one that mentions a discount code (not sure if it's still available): https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/52/topics/688293-simplisafe-promo-code

Begin networking with only investors and agents to learn which areas are distressed within that area and look to find discounted properties from local wholesalers, or find a property yourself and call the owner.

I will not make you feel any less than the champion you are.But I have to agree with a few of the others you.As wholesalers we look for discounted properties and not a list of absentee owners.

Does the business writing the loan discount their income for the year for the amount of the loan and thus taxes are lower?

These experiences help flavor your perspective and can offer new and old investors insights.Please don't discount what it is that you can share, it can be priceless to that right person at the right time.

You have an inspection contingency and when you receive the inspection report, you should include a repair estimate along with the submission of your counter offer.It is exactly the same as a traditional sale, but the lender, in the case of a short sale, can reject your counter-offer.Of course, the listing agent may not want to go through the extra steps that are necessary and you may have to wait additional time for review, but the fact is many lenders will allow for necessary repairs.However, keep in mind, if your already buying the house at a discount, your less likely to get concessions from the lender.

This allows you to pay the transaction and holding costs and hopefully still turn a nice profit.If you are seeking out buy-and-hold properties you GENERALLY won't get a lot of appreciation on properties you are able to purchase at a steep discount.