Hey Jay - how does one go about winning "investor of the year"?

Should I turn to credit cards or a personal loan?

Photos and description on listing, assessor card, past listings + listing history (Hotpads, Zillow), tax bill combined can say a lot about the rehab numbers, problems with the prop, and seller motivations. 

Went 6 months without a kitchen hahaThat orange Home store funded the whole thing with a consumer credit card.

My credit is not bad (No previous loans, never held a Credit Card), I have no liabilities, nor any assets, so I don't see a bank loaning me 192k for a Mortgage.

There are a lot of costs that most people fail to account for.Sales taxesLodging taxesMarketingBooking feesCredit card feesRepairsCleaningLandscapingFurnishing the unitReplacing consumables (tp, coffee, soap, etc)Utilities, including cable/internetInsuranceThere's more I'm forgetting.

Our escalation clauses (northwest WA) specify that when you win over a competing offer using an escalation (I think it's the same as your continuation) clause, the competing offer has to be a) in writing and b) provided in full to your agent, to make sure escalation clauses don't get triggered by bogus/inapplicable offers.You could tell them to get the other offer in writing and to send it to your agent, and if so you will send an offer with an adjusted price to compensate for the higher net-to-seller from the unrepresented buyer's offer.

Nice win and I have no doubt you learned a ton @Mike Talamantes!

Who will win a law suit?

But I don't exactly know where to start - particularly to make this deal happen with the current owner/landlord.I know that it can be a win-win because I know he wants to cash out and not deal with rentals anymore (especially this one that needs repairs).