The devil's argument; we are seeing about 45 price reductions on average per day across the Asheville market and the average time on market has grown a bit; this confluence against less-than-spectacular growth many folks are seeking liquidity.

Much of my experience has told me that high levels of customer service, extended renewals from tenants, increase in rental rates, cost reduction in minimizing the service calls.... come from the intimate experience of doing some of these things right as the landlord.No property manager has the vested interest in nurturing your customer relationships with your tenant and watching over your investment with a long-term perspective like you do.

@Bryan P.As for Homepath properties, I've sold a number of them (I'm licensed in three states).In Texas, where I've sold most of them, they were good deals and many of the investors I worked with were able to buy them using HMLs and there was enough capital gains after repairs that they could refinance the deal and essentially end up with ZERO out of pocket, which equivocates to infinite returns.However, in Florida, most of the Homepath properties are seriously overpriced and have to sit on the market for a while, with price reduction after price reduction before it's work seriously considering.Overall, Homepath seems to be very "area specific" as to if it's a good deal or not.

The news stories about seniors not filling a prescription or splitting a pill to make them go further hit home for me because my dad did those things without telling anyone. 

Can someone tell me the best way to negotiate reductions or credits after an inspection on a property.

Markets have cratered before.. in 1989 to 1992 for instance prices in the SF bay area dropped 10 to 50% across the board.. even SF saw price reductions of 50%...

It also pisses some people off when they learn that some cases of "identity theft" are actually identity confusion on the part of the credit bureaus.Debt Strategies addresses Debt Acceleration, Debt "Snowball"-ing (something promoted by Dave Ramsey and approved by the JD/CPA you saw in that presentation, Mark Kohler) and Debt Reduction (without bankruptcy).

Usually, there are a handful of houses in the various towns I watch that the banks will take a significant reduction on the list price.This year, I'm not seeing any price reductions at all.

Based on current amortization schedule the current monthly principle reduction is around $1,100 per month.The home has some other unique features that are rare in the area such as a private double sized lot.

Despite the reductions, I am assuming the purchase prices are still substantially above what they would have been 5 and probably even 2 years ago - is that accurate?