I had a business plan, a marketing strategy and the courage to contact strangers and ask them to sell their home for a discount.

Im also seeing the sale prices are also shown as 5-10% discounted too (still very high compared to 2014 appraisal).

As you probably know I need to get houses a deep discounted prices in order to sell them fast.  

You can expect to get a 50% discount on what you normally hear people talk about, half months rent vs full for new lease, and pay somewhere around 5% for the management side of things, plus some reduced fee in terms of renewals.

Fix and flip works well if you buy the property at a discount and have a good rough understanding of what your construction costs will be BEFORE you buy.

The church, I uncovered was not a sole property and included houses and lots directly adjacent, which if purchased in whole would be sold at a discounted price.

The top package also includes project management with once per week.The entry-level service for investors includes creating a complete design plan for the property, sourcing the materials for 2 rooms, procuring the materials for 2 rooms within your approved budget (we get deep discounts because we're designers and buy through our industry affiliations) and then 2 onsite visits to ensure the materials are what we specified and installed to our specifications.

(actually I think it was a different group but same concept)The price is only $28 with a discount code.

Does that mean I'm paying for it in the back end or is it truly a Discount?

If I can't buy something for enough of a discount that I'm well protected for 3 to 6 months then it would be very risky at this time in the market cycle when a decline could put you under water.