The owner is a lawyer who believes he has gamed the system by claiming much the same thing.

A lot of these numbers Brandon says to just do a combination of knowledge, quick online research and rough estimate:Purchase price: $259,900 (this is pretty simple but I noticed in other BP's videos they will change the purchase price, either lower or higher, is there rhyme/reason to this?)

I've watched few real estate investing videos on Youtube and all of them are saying you can buy a house for lower price than the market and put down payment on new house with the difference (equity?!)

Did you get pictures, video or written report with them at the walk thru?

*Sales of all segments grew, except homes below $150k*Sales in the Luxury Home segment ($750k and above) were up the most, 12.3%, in November '18.Below is the Houston Association of Realtors monthly update (with video) for more in-depth info and commentary for those who are interested: https://www.har.com/content/mls

All success due to biggerpockets networking, books, and videos.  

When doing our first deal, we were on top of our due diligence game and it paid out tenfold.

It is a numbers game and you have to persist until you get to the person who is motivated and or flexible on terms. 

That is just part of the game. 

Have the agent make you a video of the property and inside the units.