The current deal I am working has an agent pushing for much higher for much fewer days.I have heard that in a lot of MF deals that earnest money goes hard right away....or very soon. 

We try and push a $25 storage locker rental, but can use that as perks to sweeten a deal if we are in a slow leasing season.Why include internet?

I TSPed the walls up and washed them, and the top two layers of paint started coming right off as soon as I wet down the walls.

CAP rates are being pushed down by the price increases, but the properties are still selling none the less.

They should not be set with the intend of reaching beyond normal expectations.They are not intended to be a carrot on a stick designed to push you farther that you would realistically be able to go.

Become brain washed at real estate meetings – jump from one system/course to another – Tax Sales – Subject to Existing Mortgages, buying notes, wholesaling, mortgage lending and un-creative financing.

Our meeting was pushed back until tomorrow afternoon.

You can't mitigate risk by pushing it onto your property manager. 

Site work can really push you over budget if you aren't checking everything on the front end.

PS i build new home communities its not uncommon for our buyers inspections to have 5 to 20 items on a home inspection report.. so a older home will always have something no matter if it was just rehabbed or not..so we do the punch list as long as what the inspector is noted is correct they are not always right.. and when they argue that something is not to code and we know it is.. we push back.also you being in Hawaii were you have no heating systems this could be new to you but heating systems are major issues with rust belt homes.. you want to make sure they are in good working order.. to me Hawaii would be one of the very best places to be a landlord and own property ..