He gets an extra 25K : you get your terms… etc : win -win in 10-20 or 30 years the $25k won't matter too much…. but over paying by over $100k is crazy to me… unless the cash flow was insane in your benefit… which is not… Remember that there will always be a better deal around the corner… don't get married to a home. 

I would also check out some REIA groups like Traction REIA that meets monthly in Tyson’s corner to meet wholesalers and other investors to find properties.

Purchase price: $380,000SFR 3/2 1450 sq home on a corner lot within a few miles of a military base.

Located in the far southeastern corner of the city, the East Side is bounded by the Calumet River on the north and west, Lake Michigan on the east and Egger’s Grove on the south.

I was at the gym this morning and did a double-take when out of the corner of my eye, I randomly saw them on a promo commercial for an upcoming episode.

The pictures he sent me of what he called "black mold" was mildew in his shower corners.

If they have cut corners anywhere it will be with maintenance on this.

If you over pay, you paint yourself into a corner with your possible exit strategies and if your cash flow doesn't work out as expected or something else happens where you need or choose to sell, then you are trapped and the only way to exit is to take a loss and bring money to the closing table.

I plan on joining the Bluegrass Real Estate Investment Group as soon as I can muster up the courage to show up and say, "I don't know anything, can I just watch from the corner?"

I think that your point on OOS investing forcing you to do even more due diligence than normal could mean that you're not cutting some corners you might feel comfortable doing if you were close to home.