The equity between 100% of ARV and 65% will be used to cover realtor commissions, closing cost assistance to my buyers, extended holding period costs and any price reductions that I will be forced to take to sell to the first person that comes along that can close a deal.

Bartering can easily be seen as a seller concession, a reduction in the sale price which can effect the seller obtaining a new loan as well as the borrower refinancing.

Point to consider.If you are self employed, your income is not always stable so you could use the annualization method to reduce the amount of penalties you pay by showing that you earned your income in later months rather than the earlier months.Also, there are also other tax reduction startegies like setting up a retirement plan and maybe with a SOLO 401(k), you can invest using the Solo money and not your regular income, this can also cut down your taxes.

Phase out of personal exemptions and itemized deductions (PEP and PEASE) §§68 and 151(d)—the phaseouts (reductions) of personal exemptions and itemized deductions are permanently repealed for taxpayers with AGI over $250,000 ($275,000 HOH, $300,000 MFJ, $150,000 MFS).

I began to concentrate on debt reduction rather than more acquisitions.

Yes, they are adjusting the application of payments to interest, a non-accrual with a front end reduction of principal.

The better rapport you have, the better the chance that you can propose the repairs and get them completed or a price reduction.

It's been sitting for 3-6 months with no recent price reductions.

We sized up the situation - unit could not be re-rented w/o a substantial renovation - and agreed to the 24-months of frozen rent in exchange for a further reduction in the sale price by the amount of 24-months rent at market rate.  

I will tell you what will happen a basis reduction doesn't just happen and to do so would be a major disservice to your client.