Hi Jacob, I'm a wholesale investor from Texas, I'm still new when it comes to others but The first thing I do on a possible prospect is get a little due dilligence done on the area and get some comps that way I can determine the ARV and  know how much to offer when I contact the seller.

I feel that the competitors are really starting to offer more features that I would need like a USB ports and better pens to write on screens.  

currently looking into buying this property,it`s an apartment bldg ( fourplx)asking price 258,000 2014 numbers are as followsMaintenance - $2482 (includes 2 new fridges) Gas – $2300Hydro/Water – $4120Insurance – $2950Taxes – $4380Total Expenses - $ 16200Rental Income – $37,500Net Profit - $21250The building is heated by a natural gas boiler that is about 30 years old The windows were put in late 1980’s.The roof was done about 10 years ago.I`d like to know what is a good price to offer to owner?

I am retired and looking forward to my wife to retire very soon so that we can begin enjoying all the freedoms that life have to offer us. 

Take advantage of what the site has to offer such as: word alerts feature, ebooks, webinars, forums, blogs, informative people in many fields of real estate, contacts, and more.

Lots of really insightful experts very willing to offer help. 

I don't have much advice to offer yet, but I would definitely setup some keyword alerts for either categories that you're particularly interested in, and/or the geographic areas to which you want to stay connected.  

I want to offer a first lien for about $250k to an investor who will buy the property. 

I have gone to most of the free GURU classes to see what they have to offer and I found they are total scum sucking scam artists with absolutely no morals.  

But as you mentioned, I can also look for a cash partner but then I wouldn't having anything to offer other than being a warm body.