For example, someone who grosses 50K a year would only take home about 35 to 40K a year but can responsibly buy a house for 75K, extenuating circumstances not withstanding.This may not have a linear relationship as you move up the scale significanly in income.

Thankfully I am savvy in Excel and it is all automated, but doing my taxes each year with so many different things to depreciate takes quite a lot of time.Any advice?

This solidifies the business relationship as you are personally paying for the Agent/Brokers service.

They cash flow excellently when rented, so I do not want to get rid of them and I have trouble finding Section 8 tenants for these units.

I have a business relationship with my tenants, not a personal one.

So, you shouldn't be fighting with an agent at all, only their broker (and you probably shouldn't be fighting with the broker either).Second, you only pay a commission if the deal is closed (there are some edge cases where you'd technically owe a commission on a deal that's not consummated, but those would involve you not living up to an executed agreement, which you never had with the buyer the first time around).Third, if an agent/broker has an issue with a buyer breaching an agency relationship, that is between the broker and the buyer, not the seller.

Buyer is pre-approved for well over 140K from the bank because he has excellent credit, good income, with 6+ months reserves, <45 DTI, but does not have the 28K to get the deal done.Is there a creative way for me to sell this thing to my buyer with him not having to come to the table with the 20%?

Low balling the offer was an excellent way to go!

That is a "crushing it" deal you landed.With section 8 paying you will ride the government gravy train.Paul you haven't said if you will be buying all cash.I don't like the fact the house is from 1973.You have to worry about lead based paint and the EPA instead of being built in the later years.You have to worry they just put lipstick on it.Remember many of these companies do not care about you they just want the check.A connection should be formed with someone local to the area wanting to form a relationship with you that will last generations and help you get into good deals where you will not be into trouble down the road.I can tell you just 3 to 4 years ago getting houses for these prices was unheard of.It will not last forever.

Thanks Rich for your excellent comments.