For the KC properties they may not have the holding power that the property here will, but if your goal is cashflow then that's what I would pursue.

We strive to make things as clean as possible.Today and tomorrow our landscaper and do everything guy will be at the house doing a number of things including: power washing concrete areas that need it, installing like fixtures, putting mulch beds down, and patching concrete where needed on the front patio.

By cutting my down payment requirements in half from the 30% I had been paying to 15% it would seem that my buying power has just doubled.

It's never unwise to keep educating... we all need reminders even about "common sense" items... the same is true of changing batteries in smoke detectors, etc.

It is a very operational business, and we are not setup to run that efficiently man-power-wise. 

We were constantly getting more efficient panels and batteries such that when we went to provide warranty service on a customer three years later, the old technology wasn't even available to replace some components with.  

It looked like they had a very efficient setup, combination erector set / ikea.Most/all of the core connections for power, water, waste, etc routed through a floor/ceiling section with all the walls and other fixtures loaded on top so they could transport two full sections per truckload.Another interesting factoid sheet:http://www.constructionglobal.com/majorprojects/79... 

This is how we keep a less then 2% eviction rate on over 400 managed homes.Not saying all owners are like this, we get some very smart people that understand the power of leverage and use of teams like property managers, Lawyers, Agents, Lisc vendors all to make their business model run efficiently.

What a powerful and inspiring post!

This reduced commission encourages the agent to not accept low offers and allows them to share in the disappointment.PS - It would be twice as powerful if I (as a seller) paid the buyer's agent in the same way.