The most successful I've been is by sending yellow letters in a small "thank you note or wedding invitation" size envelope.

In late December, at 35 years old I came into a very nice sized windfall in the form of company stock options.

The listing agent has the responsibility of showing all the offers to the seller regardless of the size of your offer. 

The  irs didn't have an opinion (for free) as self employment, self management, UBIT, UDIF (?)

Tell him J says hi.Andrew at mprfinancial dot commmmSEATTLE MARKETInterestingly, it seems like whenever the leading index for Washington goes down, economic conditions, employment, and real estate prices all start lagging.

Maybe seek employment with a PM company, residential remodeler, real estate agency? 

I could go on.Case in point -- there's a LOVELY house in my area, on the water, good size, 1/2 acre backyard, great school, amazing neighborhood -- the house has everything going for it.

Rehab came out to be 33k due to the size (1700 sq ft. with 3 bathrooms) and a decent amount of drywall work.

So, something to keep in mind when considering offers is that asset managers are considered successful by their employers when they sell a property quickly at or above value.

I am from the Twin Cities and lack a lot of knowledge of the area, fair market rent, major employers of the area (if any) and etc..