House A - I offered and seller countered.  

He does have the power to make you tear everything done and redo the whole project, but if you just let him do his job and politely ask questions, they tend to be very nice individuals with lots of experience and tips.  

You can slowly build up your SEO power over time.  

Although staging a house, or typically a cabin in my case, will make it show better I feel I lose some negotiating power.  

Remember, leveraging your buying power will do great things in all aspects of real estate investing.

Alabama allows for a Deed of Trust instrument which will grant you a power of sale.  

The most powerful thing you can tell yourself is that you can do anything and as long as you believe that you will have inner power regardless of others opinions.Often the biggest self-placed limiter is on ourselves putting too much into what others think of us or believe we should be.

Is it located next to any eye sores (major highways, power plants, etc)?

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