You are the buyer so the lender could care less what you say about a BPO.The BPO was performed by a third party who was paid a fee for doing a non-biased order.This is why with REO's you will have the listing broker in pre-list do a BPO and they will order and third party one as well.In short sales they will order a 3rd party BPO.If FHA short sale they will get an appraisal.Investors always look for minor stuff like carpet and paint.SO ARE regular home buyers who will pay much closer to asking than usually and investor will.So just watch this property but it might go to a regular buyer before it gets even close to being reduced to your price.Better values are in properties needing a lot of work in good areas that turn off regular home buyers.

Great majority of my regular clients are investors that own three or four properties.

It takes intelligence and knowledge to survive regular or even tough times.

Clearly being able to find and purchase a unit at a discount is the best option for a real estate investor. What about for those that are using RE as supplemental income? For instance, I have found a few units selli...

Our member's profile pages are regularly ranked on the first page of results for their names, and this is good for business.3 - Reality - While cyberspace is great for staying anonymous, if you're here to do business, then anonymous doesn't work.

so many people sharing, this is the kind of thing that makes regular investors great !

They are rather expensive, but many cities have CashFlow Clubs where you can go to play the games on a regular basis.

One consideration about buying a rental late in the year in Minnesota, the rental pool is probably non-existenent from November-April b/c of weather so while you might use that to get a better price deal on the home, expect higher vacancy rates until you can get on a regular rental schedule (May-May or Sept-Sept).

Coffee with Investors, Millionaire Possibilities REIA, OKC REIA, plus there are usually BP lunches and happy hours on a regular basis. 

If you're in a the Phoenix area, I'd be happy to share some potential structural engineers that I regularly work with that may be able to help!