People that are in financial distress can sometime do very un-rational things.

All of which generally involves the payment of what can be pricey fees and time.In order to rationally engage and pay for the kind of services noted above, you need to gain control of the property so that you know that you are not trying to score without having possession of "the ball".

Basically, she looked after her own interests in a calm, rational way.Maybe figure out  what value you can bring to the table that other buyers can't?  

I have a good track record of operating at a 25-28% expense ration but Even with that historical performance I use 30-33%. 

Most use a debt service coverage ration of 1.25, meaning you can use up to 80% of this to make the loan payment.Hope this helps. 

To get listings, brokers have to promise sales price estimates that are often impossible to rationalize.

Rounding up, thinking you are covering yourself, is rationalizing...and very dangerous. 

Because the value of some assets may be below the arbitrary $75K minimum threshold we've seen in the market, we think it would make sense to bundle some assets together in a rational sized package.

You need to decide if you can rationalize the extra cost, it is a classic MBA MAKE versus BUY question. 

The combination of my debt to income ration and the feeling that the market is pretty high right now has me thinking about finishing the acquisition phase.