Often these come in the form of houses that are in high demand.So some tips on negotiating on the MLS.1) Make sure your agent takes the "best friends for the day" approach to working with listing agents.

Partnering with two other individuals, creating an LLC, and obtaining a commercial loan on the property.

@Dawn BrenengenMy good friend @Jay Hinrichs, was speaking in Hyperbole ( a small village in up state)For the record Ohio has a population of 11,613,423, counting Lebron, and 5,156,307 housing units counting Lebron's.And Michigan has 9,922,576 population and 4,532,333 housing units.In both states the number of people versus houses is about 2:1Source: US Census Bureau

They seem to cater to the mom n pop investor such as yourself and not strictly Institutional or other High Net Individuals.  

I'm in need of an Investor Friendly contractor for my flip in Brenham, TXMy project is taking much longer then anticipated.

I have a great friend of mine, who is one of the investors, that would like to start a Corp. or LLC.  

However, I have been talking about real estate investing with a lot of friends and family and funding is now not the issue.

Also looking at Wilmington NC on a tip from a friend if New Haven is too pricey (Last BP Podcast with Steve Garner from Wilmington was super helpful and full of good tips)    Haven't found/reached out to local REIA yet, but aim to this fall.  

The agent had a friend that made the same if not higher offer but theirs was 30 day close and they were asking questions like is the title clean, any issues with title, etc.

Thanks BP friends!