I found this quote today on the blog of another company here in Memphis:“The uptick is attributed to a continued intensely low rates, a strong register that accommodates a incomparable customer bottom and sellers’ coherence in negotiating a transaction,” Dickson said.

It may be priced low to generate some action and draw an above-listing price selling price.Its a numbers game.

Even if the offer does get past the agent, playing a game of telephone on a creative deal usually means failure.

I have only been a customer with this bank for 3 years (the only rental property I have with them I just bought 4 months ago).

Cash flow is the name of the game as we RE investors incur real expenses month over month and we rely on margins to cover those expenditures.

===================================Yes, there are many more, with decisions that go both ways, that we can play the "case study" game for years with the "I'll see your two veil piercings and raise you an appellate reversal".

And an investor,or broker, is not a one time customer.

Then, with the basement finish out - you have added value to create a 4th bedroom (or media room, game room, office, whatever)

I am in that phase where I am reading and learning as much as I can and trying to figure out exactly how I want to "get into the game."

In any other deal a lender is going to want to see "skin in the game".