They are also happy to sit on vacant apartments waiting for their price to be met.

However if I can help you out in any way just let me know, I would be glad to sit down with you and go over any questions that you have and show you some properties and what possibilities there are in this area.  

To this day there are houses still sitting on the market.

If your plan is to sit back and see what pops up on Zillow then I think you are going to have a hard time finding properties.

I've been sitting on a property that I can't bid on until Friday hoping that it doesn't get taken, and then hoping that I beat out all the other interested investors who will also be bidding on the same property. 

I have just arrived in the San Antonio area and will be staying the month.I'm buying beer / whiskey for any investors, contractors, lenders, and any other real estate (or alcohol) enthusiast, who wants to sit down and chat San Antonio, Lubbock, Austin, and even Dallas DFW real estate.I'm here for work conferences but I also plan on learning a lot of RE, and trying a ton of great food and drink.Look forward to meeting you.

I think the property is a little over priced and will offer lower if I move forward, as they have been sitting on it for a few weeks now and haven't taken any offers that were made. 

Atlanta is one of the greatest places to be if you want to be an investor, watch almost championship teams, have a great job, and sit in traffic, then eventually become your own boss and work even more!!  

So, while it is of course possible to save commission $$ and increase  your ROI and COC return(s), it is not the case ALL the time. 

This would depend on the list price of the property, the value and prices of similar comparable properties, the condition of the listed property and also how long the property has been sitting on the market.