Even a modest 10%-15%  discount will reduce your risk and increase ROI, as well as improve your cash flow numbers. 

I don't like office properties but that is just me unless it's medical office in certain situations.Office when economic downturn happens people tend to move to cheaper warehouse space, reduce space they need in the current building to stay ( they have employees work more from home), or they shut down the space all together and move to a home office at their house. 

More than anything this will keep you motivated and reduce the trial and error periods  

Now, that being said, I've negotiated an as-is property after inspection after laying out the holding costs to keep the property vs. selling to me at a reduced rate.

I might have more question later on down the road...I need to get my hands dirty, but do it smart to reduce my risk.Thanks~!

On the other hand if you took this same scenario and are purchasing this property using an FHA loan where you are only putting down 3.5% which equates to only 6k cash down with a ROI of 3% earning you $180 annually.

They won't get $750 today, or even next year, but as time goes by, you save more and earn more, and the value goes up, you'll eventually give them all they want ... and maybe more.

Plus the amount of principle is drastically reduced.

I know that's a bit far from you but if you know how to scan and email pdf documents I'd be more than happy to earn your business.

Most of the people I’ve worked with find some middle ground, keep some cash for safety, reduce non-income debt and allocate some to investing.