I'm also curious to know if any weight should be given to the fact that I already own the duplex next door (with that shared irrigation system).

Something along those lines, pour a relatively small rebar re-enforced footer, jack the floor to proper height then install a 4x  post. remove the jack and let your new post assembly support the weight. 

Yes, they're old and single pane, but they're a huge selling point, if the weights are rehung (if they've broken).

It is nice to hear the story, but the weight has to be on your due diligence.

How do you monitor or manage this process?

Maybe just monitor the topic?

And that puts a lot of weight in a small area.

Nonetheless I appreciate all of the great advice, and will continue to monitor BP as well as the local listing in the area.

The same way olympic weightlifting is simply just picking up a bar with weight, but is far from easy to do so.Wholesaling is touted as the "entry point" to REI because it is possible to make money when you have very little of your own to start with.

How your offer is structured matters as well if you were all cash with verifiable funds in the bank and waiving inspection that carries more weight than a regular loan or using hard money tied to conditions to get the loan.