I ended up finding an amateur realtor to work with, and did most of the learning and negotiating myself with the seller's agent. 

Right now it is a seller's market and most cash offerers are getting the deal because they can typically close quicker.  

Even in our seller's market, there are some great opportunities for each here in Boise.   

The seller requested postponement of closing to September 30th, and it then went forward on the 30th as scheduled.  

Chicago and Ohio seem to have demand in the good areas.

(Seller needs the equity out asap, so seller-financing is out)As for the deal itself:       Located a few towns over from me (but not far enough where management would be a hassle), right near the better part of the borough, near the middle school, very close to stores & very close to where new construction is being planned & the area is on an upswing.2 - 2 bedrooms (1150-1200/each)4 - 1 bedrooms (850-900/each)Going inside it this week, but from my walks around the outside, I'm ballparking about 100k in renoSeller asking for 200kTaxes as-is about 6500Seller states all zoning approvals & site-planning have been completed, only thing left to do is pull permits and put nails to woodAs of right now, my immediate plan would be to sit down w/ the commercial people at my lender's, assess my standing, and start all the other due diligence common with a typical, residential purchase.

Right now the urban core is where the action is so areas that are close to downtown are in demand.

Single Family, I've heard 3/2 is the most in demand rental.

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It's going to be older/neglected real estate, so the sellers will generally go along with it if it helps get the house sold.Example:Identified a below-grade un-permitted basement bathroom with a jenky pump lifting the toilet waist up to ground level and into the sewer system that was all sorts of a hot mess, no way anything about that bathroom is up to code.