After a year, my lawyer negotiated a settlement offer for $17,000 which is 40% lower than the original price. 

When making an offer on occupied property, I highly recommend you include a clause that the seller is not allowed to make any changes to the leases without your prior written permission.

No where in the offer do we ever write down which lender we are using.

For example, doing the kitchen,paint and floors in the 2 months before moving in and then moving to bathroom renovations or adding a master suite addition while living in the property.Depending on you jurisdiction and capital you can use the value add house hack to even add an adu to increase the density. 

@Levi Collins i can run it by my hard money if you would like. not sure if that fits in the box but happy to ask. if you can send additional details, please do!

I always go in with offers contingent on inspection.

My R&R cost for labor is $70-75/square, with some additional cost if more that one layer and/or decking needs replaced. 

In addition, I use my state's free court website to additionally check the applicant's background so that nothing gets missed.

Louis offers affordability, cash flow potential, and emerging market opportunities but also presents management challenges, unfamiliar markets, travel costs, local regulations, and crime rates.

Then give them your specs.Then use this as your hit list and start making 3 offers a week subject to.