I went to UCSD so SD has a special place in my heart.

I’m like anninformaion leech, and I definitely take all advice to heart. 

I'm not sure I agree.My question is multifold:1 - I am a conservative investor at heart.

You are truly a wonderful person @Caleb HeimsothI have the same sized heart as my tenants.When a tenant say "My rent is late because..." it is an attempt to manipulate you into not assessing a late fee.

@Boone Tyson in the heart of 78539 (Edinburg) is our prime 10 acres on Business HW 281.

I am a bleeding heart, so not a good landlord (tenants sucker me with their hardluck stories, and their cute little kids-- which of course they just use, I was actually buying junky tenant furniture, just so that they could pay me their rent, go figure) and I have a hard time charging too much interest, my husband on the other hand... hmmm, luckily, right now he just wants to flip!

However, in my market, people don't run around paying dozens of app fees - they only pay 1-2 before they have their heart set on a place.

You can get a dog or cat or birds or rats to your hearts content (well, cities do have regulations, too.)I'd recommend a few things.

I would encourage anyone that is new to investing to do the following:1 - Become a Mentee (working with an experienced Mentor will save you a lot time, money and heart ache.)2 - Become a dedicated student of the business for life.

I'm finding myself stuck, but feel like this could be an amazing opportunity since the property sits on 3/4 acre in the heart of the city, which leads me to believe it can be subdivided.He also said he would be VERY happy to get $70-75k for the property, so should I offer him around $15k and offer to take care of taxes/closing costs?