Yes I have, but if and when I do, I low ball them to get my foot in the door and then I try to go and take a look as soon as I can - especially if I get a counter-offer.

Where is your "new ball & chain" located?

I made up my mind last Sunday that its time for a change and its not going to be given to me so I just need to get the ball rolling.

I'm a new investor wanting to get in the niche of apartments and duplexes but is there a direction that I can start a snow ball effect?

If you have terrain features your design may be limited, flat pasture with a gradual slope will be ideal for cost savings.You just need to get a developer out there and get a ball park estimate.

I do Industrial and Bridge painting for a living and can recognize that I have been asking the right questions just not to the right people.Justin, just remember Lead safe certs and disclosures mean nothing in courts, Lead free, now that's a different ball game.

We do not allow showings until the product is at the cleanup stage/pre staging but we have had success drumming up excitement and offers this way.To the other posters point: you do need to be careful in exercising this option.

This a tale of a property I closed one year ago to the day, April 4, 2013. Arguably one of the most difficult properties I've ever acquired.

Property: 4600 sqft commercial building, clay tile construction w/ ...

Some call it playing hard ball, all is fine so long as the buyer and seller are on somewhat equal footings.

If a tenant is on the ball and sets up final readings on their last day it still takes a couple more days to generate their final bill and that is usually my biggest delay.