Not always some will sell prehab but those deals usually come with bonus equity to mitigate the lack of revenue at close.there is two schools of thought on this and I have seen this be very successful as well .. but more caution is needed on the company you do this with they need to be very good and reputable of course.Other course of action is to simply buy off the MLS and do the work for yourself.. this is an extreme challenge from afar...

There is a very simple formula to winning the game of Monopoly that helps someone win almost every time.  

That's a win in my book!!

All replies appreciated, with bonus points for really good puns. :-)

So you make it sound more like a bonus to  smooth things over and just offer a hundred bucks as a bonus for the seller to get out and celebrate for the weekend.  

Win-Win.  

Get a parent of friend to cosign and it seems like you have a win!

This creates a WIN-WIN Situation and gives the Realtor incentive, to work harder on your behalf. 

We are from South Florida (Broward).Currently I have 12k cash in a savings account, without about 20k on its way through work bonuses in March.

Nobody wins when the owner circumvents the PM and corresponds directly with the tenants and vice versa.