All of the new construction being added is too high end for most of the jobs in the area, so there will be added demand for middle income rentals.

It doesn't hurt to make a lower offer if the numbers work better for you, and be willing to settle somewhere in the middle.

Is there a middle man in said legal process (title company)?

Investors vs home buyers look for different things but if you meet in the middle, Cedar Park, Wells Branch, and Pflugerville offer big houses for much cheaper (a 4/3 2700sf at 320k vs a 2/1 condo 1200sf in central).

Middle class Rick will realize he can move in with his pal into a smaller unit and save 3/4 of his money.

Here in the Bay Area, no one puts 20% down on a $500k single family home -- they put 10% down on $1m, or 15% down on something in the middle.

All about that middle ground.

I am in the middle of negotiating with the seller for an abandoned building s in Philly area , the building has 3 floors ,there are 3 stores on the1st , 2nd and 3rd used for bakery and day care place , 2nd /3rd will need a looot work to bring back to apartment building that’s my exit strategy , will keep keep exterior brick and rehab inside the building .

That's the middle ground between the avg and the high.2.  

There is a good middle ground, a sensible, measured approach, that leads to success!