Not likely he will discount it that much.

@Bill Brandt, thank you for your thoughts, my plan was to purchase even without the request for a little extra discount for the damage that was found by the inspection.  

If he's not sure of terms yet or wants to make sure he's selling at a fair price, then an agent would be helpful, and he can likely find a full-service, experienced one who will offer a significant discount if he's already found the buyer.       

--but then Buyer is left with legal remedies post closing (if Seller was silent) but when issue raised before closing, Seller has leverage to delay closing or negotiate a discount. 

@Lien Vuong Yes but high equity people tend to not be motivated to sell and are even less motivated to sell at a discount

I think they may get a 0.25% or maybe 0.5% discount, don't remember for sure its been a couple years since I was looking into that.

Or you could sell these properties and make, let's say, 30k on each of them and actually roll that into an investment that cash flows properly as a 20% downpayment.The key to success in this game is in scale, not in discounts.

If you invest in these areas and need someone who can find discounted deals let me know so we can work something out!

The tenant responded saying that the unit is "very cold" & "uninhabitable" half the day during the winter & doesn't think paying an extra $25/month is reasonable & said that when he used a space heater the previous owner gave him a discount on rent due to tenant paying higher electric bill(I would loose money each month if I did this).

I'm not saying that automatically discounts their point of view, but it IS something to think about.Hell, I'd buy it from you if you'd sell it to me at your cost.