The title implies a fairly large geographic region so there will be a wide range of correct answers.Let me go into this a bit deeper.Many of the numbers you are looking for a highly sensitive to a specific area or a specific type of property.

I've been doing a fair amount of reading through here for several days and just registered this morning.

I'm a fairly new investor down in south florida.

Here's the deal:7 unit building - 3 commercial and 4 apartments1 commercial unit is occupied and 2 are vacantAll 4 apartments are occupiedCurrent income = $1,910 monthlyIf other 2 vacant commercials rented then income = $2,725 with the potential to increase rents across the board by $50.00 each unitExpenses = $1,000 monthlyAsking price = $235,000.00Repairs needed = $25,000 - $30,000What would be a fair offer?

As a landlord living in the same space the rules for fair housing largely do not apply.

The longer it takes and the more it costs the better they do.Consider a mixed model where they get a fair reward for on-time and on-budget but they get more for doing better than that.

If they do not claim them you need to auction them or otherwise show that you received fair compensation for anything of value.

As I look around the current REI landscape I see a ton of "gurus", "new concepts", "can't miss systems" and "the new wave of the industry" sales pitches, not to mention wall-to-wall informercials.I'm fairly new to REI, but I'm making aggressive offers on solid properties, I have more than sufficient funds set aside for down payments, and my credit is good.

That commonly happens when their private septic system fails as they will have to pay a fair amount to repair the system.

I am willing to pay fair prices for the services of the right person.