The flame was just recently reignited and I'm fighting the urge to over analyze everything daily and I have to say that BP has played an incredible role in my action thus far and for that my future success will be forever indebted to both Josh Dorkin and Brandon Turner and the countless other seasoned investors imparting all their experiences with us.My REI goals are to focus initially on building my wholesaling business and build an incredible marketing system that allows me to do 1 to 2 deals a month until I can save and reinvest enough capital to be able to turn my strategies to fix and flips and ultimately build an incredible RE portfolio that brings in enough cash flow every month that will replace my income for my full time job so that I could focus that 240hrs/month on my REI business and to continue in my pursuit in attaining my Doctorate in Nursing. 

Play the long game...my two cents.  

Playing the role of "bank"), I'm assuming I could still lease option the home out with minimal concern of a "due on sale" clause to be called...  

Lastly, if you have determined that $75K is your max, don't play games and offer less thinking that the counters will land at $75K or better.  

that is the crux of the matter... when jobs leave people leave with them and like we have out here in the West.. ( Ghost Towns)  its just normal commerce at play.

(But, we don't pay sales tax either, which is a bonus). 

I'm not trying to play the innocent victim, we did some things wrong and have learned our lesson.

If i flip and sell within a month or two, I give the investor a "bonus" of $1000-$1500. 

I though about offering $50 bonus but not sure they will help.

Having the rent for an area you're not investing in won't help you much, frankly, since there's different factors that come into play to affect rent levels.