In that role, it is sort of the devil you know.  

Is there a generic formula you can use to determine these sorts of things or is it a very specific calculation for each home based on multiple factors that can't be generalized?

One is in defense of the seller (sort of) and the other is in defense of you.It is not uncommon for a turnkey property to not be completely finished by the time it goes under contract.

I'm a realtor that works exclusively with investors, and it's fairly common to put in sort of lowball offers when the property needs significant amount of work and is becoming a stale listing.  

Colorado has been experiencing a land rush of sorts.

Id imagine most are here to further some sort of financial gain in one way or another so --no blame, no shame, just observing those marketing strategies Gretchen more eloquently discussed.

I know how to view the current sticky posts, just was looking to view past sticky notes in an archive of some sort.

Same with Berkley and parts of Ferndale that don't immediately abut 8 Mile Road (a sort of dividing line).

Can anyone share some ideas or some sort of guidance as to where I should start and what can I do to get started. 

In the DFW area good contractors are hard to get scheduled right now,,,if you go asking for some sort of discount or paying them with anything other than cash,,they will laugh at you.I just got through waiting nearly 2 months for my favorite contractor to work on a ceiling in a living room, it wasn't an emergency, and I have to wait while he does $50k bathrooms in rich areas, to come work on my rentals,,,thats the way it is right nowAnd BTW, I still don't understand what your talking about 10% of their bid etc..please explain, I must be a little slow