Only a few showings, which have gone well, but not one person has actually applied yet. 

Make sure you take the step to transition connections from this forum into in person relationships, building your local RE network.

Our primary interests are in long-term rentals (single and multifamily), flips, short-term rentals, flex spaces, and storage units.Looking forward to connecting and building meaningful connections!

‘I assume this person is offering 10-15% more than you could get in a regular sale?

Especially if the deals you look at have been on the market for a while and aren't going to have multiple people looking to write on it.You could try having an additional person on your team who's niche is providing boots on the ground services.

The kitchen is what's sold me in my first house and it'd a great lay out in my current house.My next house I'll be a bit more specific - bigger deeper sinks, pasta faucet even if I only use it once a yesr for a big jug of summer iced tea lol and a dishwasher, walk in pantry are on my check list.I feel other amenities like skylights or big windows, cellars for dry storage would be cool too but I'm not really a big baker or canner lol.Now it's got me thinking - imagine a hidden island?

They'll probably think it appraised higher but I personally wouldn't want to muddy the water by having that appraisal hanging over the negotiation. 

You don't want to be the person buying the home that didn't sell, even in some creative situation as a new investor.

I have a fire stick but have my personal YouTube tv account set up right now.  

The property is in need of overall cosmetic repairs.3) Abandoned personal property What is the proper procedure for handling abandoned personal property found in the house I have taken possession of?