I have done things for my tenants in the past from discounting $25 off the rent , a bottle of wine/liquor, send christmas cards and they have been very appreciative of my gesture.

Brian BurkeAre my assumptions correct in that in order to successfully use the 80% rule you have to:1) Be doing more volume, accept smaller profit margins2) Buy materials in bulk for bigger discounts3) Continuously roll crews to new projects therefore justifying a greater discount in labor4) Find an agent willing to accept less of a cut (< 3%) in order to have the rights to all your listings 5) ???

I know in my state of Utah I receive approximately a 50% discount on my property taxes on my own personal residence.I've also found in insurance normally to be less expensive on a rental property because it is simply a landlord policy which is less expensive than a homeowners policy since it covers less items.

No premiums or discounts involved.

The amount will be discounted to account for taxes and penalties you would have to pay to actually get the money, though.

The discounts are much deeper.

I don't think the Fed has to do anything for the rates to rise...but I could be wrong ;-) The bond markets and virtually any other fixed income market supposedly value debt based on:Risk-free rate + risk premium = Rate chargedInflation expectations supposedly get priced into the risk premium regardless of whether or not the Fed jacks around with the discount rate.Interest rates for real estate are tied to MBS and CMBS pricing to a large extent given that Fannie and Freddie buy most of the mortgages in the secondary market.

The house needs lots of work and we'll need to get a nice discount to buy and rehab... we'll see how it goes.

-make sure doors and windows open and close properly if some of them don't could indicate structural problems-check ceilings for water stains or stains that might be covered up with paint, or rough spots on walls could indicate water damage or possibly mold-ask seller to purchase a home warranty in your offer just in case heater or central air takes a dump-make sure floors are level, if not check beams, or foundation outside for cracks these are some major things to look for, but not deal breakers at least for me. these can get you big discounts and can be fixed

Title company folks were a big help (knew the folks at the company for about a year) and got a big discount on the second closing....networking played a HUGE role and will in the future.