Finding someone who can work for $150/sf may be possible, but that will surely come with headaches and additional costs, that would also be a project finished with very low end Home Depot type finishes.  

And if you do buy the most expensive one you can find with the radio and waterfalls and LED lights and all that stupid crap to entertain the guests. 

It runs to the Unit above and is a relic from the past; it would have been used to supply gas lights.

The analysis has a low offer on the listed prices to make the purchase profitable.  

There is some light value add left, but not much. 

Very low interest rates and you probably get a tax credit on the interest, which brings their effective cost even lower.

Industrial to put it lightly.

We made our offer, but learned they went with a neighbor's offer, and that neighbor's agent had submitted the low price of their recent sale as a comp.

Also, in regards to negotiating a deal, I want my first offer to be low enough to allow room to negotiate up to my desired price, but I don't want to be so low as to cause offense, how much give is there when negotiating?

Just like no one advertises interest rates for low FICO scenarios, no one advertises rates that have been dinged for "small loan amount" either.