Tiny homes can cost more than average size homes after customizations.

I will go out on a limb and say that almost every experienced full-time investor will tell you that vetting a large number of properties and making strong, targeted, high percentage offers on the top prospects will net you far more quality properties in the long run (and the short run too, come to think of it). 

Seek out the ones offering the support or lack of it that you're looking for, commission splits and fees will be based on what you want and some brokers will even customize a program to what you want. 

Coming from a prospective buyer stand point in CT, I would never buy a crawl space home over a basement home.

If the tenant is still living there, I'm wondering if having the tenant still in the house might itself discourage prospects from buying - e.g. if I have not given tenant their notice yet, then the prospect would have to wait 45 days to move in.

If job prospects are good, prices go up. 

If I understand the law and my training correctly, I cannot discuss or directly provide any information on economic class, such as white collar, blue collar, or high unemployment, with prospective buyers, even if those buyers are investors or otherwise specifically ask for that information.

This is a relatively new thought and I have not looked into building code and zoning restrictions that may hinder the prospect. 

Many companies who build equipment have to prove they are ISO 9001 compliant to sell to some of their customers.

The owner declined negotiating the inspection addendum and I have an out, but I think there is good long-term opportunity here according to my calcs - good cash flow + appreciation + stable rental market.To sum it up, my question is: in your opinion(s), when is it acceptable to purchase an investment property in a hot rental market at asking (or above). what would you compromise on with initial up-front cost (i.e. no rehab, appreciation prospects, etc.)?