I assume some heat will escape but it should be minimal.

You are supposed to submit all offers in most states unless instructed otherwise by the seller in certain instances.The seller could have told the listing broker that the buyer could " go to hell " with such an offer and they wouldn't respond and the listing broker turns around and puts it in nicer terms.The fact that the listing broker was minimizing after gaining knowledge of the extent of the repair work appears to show deception.

Most of the deals with minimal rehab up front that I'm looking at are at about 1.5% to the purchase price.

I have a 9-5 job in IT so I'm trying to minimize the cost of my MLS access.

You aren't going to make as much money as you would if you received a 100% hard money loan, but you will minimize your risk to nothing (none of your cash in the deal) and you'll be able to learn hands on from the rehabber you're working with.

After a while, the ongoing time investment will be minimal, if that's important to you.

Especially when a property is bank owned, the banks seem to do minimal work.On the last one I bought, the tenant wasn't able to use the garage to park their car because the garage door didn't work.

What tips do you have for minimizing your stress levels?

Right now I know of a property for sale just North of Boston, minutes from MBTA and 93 that would be a buy and hold with a positive cash flow of at least $400 as is up to $700 with minimal work.

I see very minimal vacancy rate if any especially in this area.