@Derrick Montelongo congrats on the first house and way to shave 60% off your rent!  

Or should I be attempting to underbid on the market slightly to add a little more cream on top? 

In markets that have no Hedge funds or other large well capitalized investors maybe.. so that's one thought.. there will be a price point were big money just jumps in and takes the cream right off the top and will pay more money than the average investor just based simply on their cost of capital and their scale.We are also starting to see the foreclosure rescue companies fire up again.. although highly regulated and illegal in many states the way they do business.. they will cream a lot of inventory before it gets out to the investors as well. 

Also, it helps the cream rise to the top. 

Have you heard about the facebook group cream. 

I am considering getting my Broker's license so that I can shave down closing costs when buying a rental property.

If you have good credit, you should be able to shave about 2% off that interest rate.

I have seen the huge lumber increases but I haven't noticed anyone shaving the studs yet 🤣

It's just I wouldn't mine shaving off 6-8 months of saving and piecing together the projects, if there was an option available that I may be unaware of.

Being "right next" to the high school may shave off a little on the ARV if this means marching band practice every fall.