Clearly being able to find and purchase a unit at a discount is the best option for a real estate investor.

Most builders & investors when sitting on inventory will sell at a discount to close out.Yes, everybody wants top dollar but sometimes it is smarter to cut profits to move on.

My primary concern is that some/most of the tenants might mind about this, thus it will takes longer to have the rent income going (or I probably have to discount the rent when the tenants ask for it.

This investor has one of two potential outcomes, A: that the property will sell at auction for more than he bought the mortgage for, or B: that it wont sell and he takes title to the property.Typically the investor has purchased the mortgage at a discount.

I'm looking to expand my referral base and offer a fee for any leads that move to close equivalent of 10% the negotiated discount on the note.

If you buy at a discount (shoot for 70% of market value), then you can renovate while you live in it. 

I really don't like the idea of tricking people into sell to me at a discount.

With discounted real estate.

Specifically trying to get a sense of the discount to expect vs. the time/effort I will spend listing online trying to sell myself.If anyone has thoughts or feedback I'm listening....

He caughed up 200k to the got 30k discount off the already deprwssed