I never really thought about writing the various steps needed to achieve them though (since I didn't really know all of the steps required to accomplish a desired goal), but I'll have to put some more thought into that.

JackelineIf in the above example, the seller agreed to 150k how might we best go about satisfying the sellers desire to obtain some amount of cash initially and my need to obtain funds for repairs?

A true win win.You need to find out the true wants, desires, and needs of a seller.

More often, you're at about 15 to 20%, some projects will yield more but contractors fees are similar.Buying a farm that has been closed, paying 1,200 an acre and then changing zoning to commercial and multi-family use can triple, quadruple your price by doing the "paper work" and never do anything to the property.Buying a house and changing it to a commercial office use can double your money without touching the property.I got more than 50% by rewriting legal descriptions and doing a minor subdivision and never touched the dwellings or buildings.External obsolescence are factors beyond the subject property that can effect its value, remove negative factors around your property and the value can go up, it becomes more desirable.

It is very easy: it asks Name, Phone, Email, Desired Move-in Date, Number of Pets, and lists my Qualification Standards and asks if there are any they won't meet.

I will let a tenant out of their lease early if they are less than desirable.

I will echo what @Ned Carey has said...you can't dig below the footer so you've got to have someone come in and extend the footers down far enough to get the desired headroom. 

I believe the basic formula is .7 of the after repair value minus repair costs, minus your desired profit.

The wealthy will always pay more for desirable real estate and communities.

"Investing strategies" and to really understand strategies you have to know what is being strategized, what parts or elements you are trying to move or manipulate to a desired outcome.None of that touches on laws and regulations.