@Steve Powers Thanks for your response.

When house hacking especially you shouldn't mess with wholesalers, since the power is in the lending opportunity which usually won't work on a wholesale deal.

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Do we really have to wait until we start showing a profit on our taxes to be able to use this income toward our purchasing power?

Wiring that runs from the power source (panel) throughout the home to everything that needs power7.

@Courtney Brown what everybody else above said... but I will also add, I respond to messages within minutes of receiving them and being in the mountains, I check the weather and let them know when bad stuff may be coming (i.e. power may go out-plan accordingly, etc. and give them an update on when it should be back on if it does go out).

I'm simply wondering how much bargaining power I have. 

Many OOS investors set themselves up for failure because they don't truly take the time to understand:1) The Class of the NEIGHBORHOOD they are buying in - which is relative to the overall area.2) The Class of the PROPERTY they are buying - which is relative to the overall area.3) The Class of the TENANT POOL the Neighborhood & Property will attract - which is relative to the overall area.4) The Class of the CONTRACTORS that will work on their Property, given the Neighborhood location - which is relative to the overall area.5) The Class of the PROPERTY MANAGEMENT COMPANIES (PMC) that will manage their Property, given the Neighborhood location and the Tenants it will attract - which is relative to the overall area.6) That a Class X NEIGHBORHOOD will have mostly Class X PROPERTIES, which will only attract Class X TENANTS, CONTRACTORS AND PMCs and deliver Class X RESULTS.7) That OOS property Class rankings are often different than the Class ranking of the local market they live.8) Class A is relatively easy to manage, can even be DIY remote managed from another state.

I am pretty analytical so I would like to know more about your situation if you'd like to connect!

Of course, you can still sell and walk away with a nice lump sum... but based on my own buyers and listings I'm representing, I can tell you that at least down here in LA, sellers are really not in a power position currently.