Closing was successful and we now officially own this gem (though we still have some crazy family members dropping by...new locks should help).  

@William SlaterI will send you a PM sometime tomorrow when I get off work(graveyard shift.) 300k is my max and I'm more actively searching for a property between 150 and 200k or even cheaper if I stumble across a gem

If you can learn to find the hidden potential in a property you are more likely to be successful & find deals others haven't.

In fact, to make money you need to be looking for properties that are not up to standard, that need work and won't pass inspection because these properties are the gems that cannot usually can't be sold retail.

With the expansions of the 215 and making it a much easier drive to the West side of the valley, the new 95/215 on and off ramps, and the new development across the 215 at Revere will all help keep the NW corner of NLV a hidden gem.The "stigma" is all in name, or for people that are scared to drive up MLK until the name changes a few times!  

A hidden gem of a West Seattle neighborhood, with great bus and bike access to downtown. 

So a legitimate investor who only wants to offer knowledge with no hidden agenda to sell courses gets TURNED AWAY??

Its a gem having a tenant like that, but at the end of the day it is a business.

A lot of this concept is explained in the Keynesian Beauty Contest theory where only the top competitors get the most notoriety but the best picks are hidden in the field.

There are still gems out there here and there, but every time I've tried to pick one up they were under contract the second they hit the MLS; the deal was already worked out ahead of time.