Can this challenged or negotiated in some way? 

(whatever it is you use).Some people borrow against their personal residence with a HELOCK for this needed cash, but I've seen those go bad in several instances, and the results were not very pleasant for the borrower.In many instances working a second job can allow you to set aside cash, or you might inherit it, or find a cash filled partner.But the bottom line is, initially your success is measured by how much cash you have to invest.And be careful of Hyperbole.Good Luck!

I tried to look at their short-term overlay map but can't get access.

How did you find this deal and how did you negotiate it?

I'm looking for a  sincere mentor to can help me and guide me to avoid all the avoidable mistakes I might go through.  

I would like to know, if you have good success with Property Management teams in Huntsville market as my property in in C area(35810) and like to get a very good team who can find good tenants and handle the property well.Also, if you had general contractors who you had success with as well, as I am looking to do new flooring to this home. 

I’ve reached out to Zillow and some third-party listing services, and they informed me that updates must be made through the MLS.My question is: can I ask my realtor to update the property photos on the MLS, or is this something I can do myself?

Deduct NEW property taxes after you buyDeduct home insurance costsDeduct maintenance percentage, typically 10%Deduct vacancy+tenant nonperformance percentage(we recommend 5% for Class A, 10% Class B, 20% Class C, good luck with Class D)Deduct whatever dollar/percentage of cashflow you wantNow, what you have left over is the amount for debt service.Enter it into a mortgage calculator, with current interest rate for an investment property, to determine your maximum mortgage amount.Divide the mortgage amount by either 75% or 80%, depending on the required down payment percentage - this is your tentative price to offer.If the property needs repairs, you'll want to deduct 110%-120% of the estimated repairs from this amount.Be sure to also research the ARV and make sure it's 10-20% higher than your tentative purchase price.As long as the ARV checks out, this is the purchase price to offer.It is probably significantly below the asking price.

I've had some luck with direct mail in the past so I can understand the basic idea of this. 

We have aprospectuve Tennant who's employer will be covering their rent for their 12 month contract.Anyone dealt with this before?