As an added bonus I've worked my calculations planning to give my partner(s) the "lion's share" for trusting me and helping me with capital resources.* Insight into your experiences with rock wall foundations common to southern climates & soil types during 1930s. * Insight on this deal as a whole.

While assumption is a bonus, I have a feeling that people won't want to pay the full price (ie the difference in the loan).

Appreciation, if it happens, is a bonus.

Additionally the high affordability and forecasted growth (#9 in country forecasted for 2017 by realtor.com) are huge bonuses.

I am texting, emailing, calling my PM to make sure he has signs up, flyers in neighboring retail establishments, $100 referral for tenants that refer new tenants, bonuses for my PM to lease out vacancies within one month, PM splits all late fees, bonuses for raising rents at lease end, $25.00 pet rent per month per pet etc...  

The tax deductions I get are a huge bonus and the tenants are paying off my mortgage... 

The appreciation has been great the past few years but I consider it a bonus and consider the rental income a better indicator of whether to buy or not.Personally I focus on SFR Single Family Residence.  

Oh, and I have the added bonus of finding out that the gas meter and line were removed back in 2013 so now I'm going to have to wait for 6 weeks to get the gas meter installed so we can have heat.Talk about starting off on the wrong foot.The gas hadn't been paid at the house since 2010!  

She divulged this info at our monthly poker game... it just fell in my lap.Data:1700sf3 Bedroom, 1 & 1/2 Baths, w/  bonus office space1 car garage (typical for neighborhood)Comparable properties in neighborhood sell between $150-160kEstimated damage (moisture and general damage) with a contractor at $45k (yeah, nothing to sneeze at; new roof membrane, hvac and ducts (ducts on roof on old NM house), gyp bd work, mold abatement, all new flooring, interior doors, etc.New work would include redoing the kitchen (simple and small, maybe $10k)Upgrade electrical service so we can upgrade the AC ($1.5k)Spruce up landscaping front and back $5kSmall contingency of $4.5k for misc.I feel pretty good about $65k as a healthy flip budgetSo, she owes $98,000We think it only makes sense to go into this if we can get it for $60,000 max (begin negotiations at $50,000).Purchase + flip = $125,000Potential sale on low side of $150,000Potential Profit on low side: $25,000 - carrying costsSo, the real meat of the question (other than feedback on my flip numbers) is what to do about getting the property for its current worth.

I read about giving bonuses and penalties if the work is done on time versus late.