If the bank is smaller in size I would even try to call their corporate office and track down a contact that handles the REO department.  

I image the home you are looking at rehabbing is similar in size to mine and it a row home. 

Buyers want to lock in new 10 year debt and seller want to realize the gain and 1031 into something else that has value again or just go to a larger size property with the same returns.At this point you could buy something all cash but at 300k it will be mom and pop and require your full attention all the time for value add to turn around.

Deal size also matters. 

We have thought of purchasing your property because we are very happy with the size of it as a starter home, and can see our family staying here for many years to come.Finally we want you to take into consideration that we will continue to make our payment of 725 for the remaining 35 thousand dollars that we will owe, which would be paid off in less then five years.

Hopefully it’ll bring some of the on campus students to downtown also to help business.Across from the funeral home in downtown is a pretty decent size abandoned lot that I was looking into purchasing, after some research I found out it was actually purchased by the city a few months prior to me looking, so there’s plans in the works.Now with regard to Pontiac...

Myself and my friends have been trying to push through a good portion of the podcasts, and I myself have been trying to read many books that have been recommended for real estate. i've only gotten through a couple, but i'm working my way through.

Is there any way I could market the property at a higher price than it is listed at and keep a portion of the difference?

Remember a while back a wrote a post regarding partnerships and investing styles; well I thought I am a very good communicator and have been quite forthright with my partner on such things as my vision on the properties, rent portion, etc all which my partner indicated he had no ideas and everything I propose sound great.Shortly, thereafter he went rogue!  

And that is what is needed if your going to buy a home at discount or pre foreclosure etc. and your skill set can be what you learn and then what you craft for your PERSONALITY not one size fits all.But there are certain trigger lines.. you have to learn to not sell past the close .. you have to know when to shut up.. you have to be able to lead them to the conclusion you want.. and again ASK for the order...