I offered to pay closing costs on both ends to keep both seller and buyer happy.

If someone has a credit below our threshold, but everything else looks solid, then we will sometimes offer a credit contingency plan where we help offset the low credit score risk with a double deposit.

Joining local meetups, online forums, and social media groups can offer valuable insights and opportunities.

The also encourage people to do door knocking on the pre foreclosure list, and the use of bird dogs to do it.That is in summary their core marketing education, although Brent Mott, from their team, offers additional marketing education during some weekend every month, which provides some good quality education.Their educational program also includes scheduled support calls with Shenoah and other people in the group, several days a week.

CA does possess its own added challenges a landlord may face that other states offer better protection against. 

How many offers have you made?  

You may want to consider promo rates on an equity line as well and if they offer you the option to convert any part of the equity line into a fixed loan.

Avoid the cash offer stuff, and saying quick closing in letters, use emotion, people really do respond well to it.

If they didn't even offer to pay it back, then I wouldn't renew their lease when the time comes. 

Most of the houses I have looked at are new construction since a good amount of the sellers are offering a buy down towards rate or closing costs which is very appealing for the first property.