A seller may not be as motivated or ready to sell when they get the first piece.

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What information do I need to gather from the agent / seller, and what additional due diligence do I need to do when evaluating this property versus when we evaluate SFR & Duplex?

When you buy a property with a GR - you can depreciate 100% of the purchase - you don't have to take out 20% that represents the ground since you don't own it.So -- here is an idea - when you buy a house - have the seller create a ground rent (small one) and you are able to depreciate 100% (check with you lawyer before trying this).

When dealing with a lot of sellers, they tell me "rents could easily be raised to $xx", and then they try and sell the property based on what the rents "could" be.

The seller is threatening to take our earnest money deposit when we tried to cancel during the inspection period. 

I think it provides great value and there are sellers there. 

@Kareem Elshatory they can def be a little tricky when the clock is ticking, but it also helps put the seller in a more vulnerable position when it comes to your offer.

The seller's agent showed us the home, with much emphasis on the basement/ground level floor.

To acquire the property, the buyer will need only $702,000 in equity plus amounts sufficient to fund the seller' s replacement reserve, insurance and real estate tax escrows (such escrows are held by the lender for the borrower' s benefit).Would that mean you only need to come up with the $702,000 to purchase?