Put in another offer today in Oakland, but don't think it's going to stick..

Unless you think you're going to lose the property to other offers, put in a 50k offer (roughly 60% of asking) and see where it takes you.

The $25k you put in, which now benefits him.  

(Although it might have been a lot less work to just put in a new one...!)

Put in the case no., you have the right format.  

When we replace the carpet down the road we will put in vinyl flooring rather than carpet.

Sometimes developers just hit a home run with the look and feel with build out of a community.I can't stand the cookie cutter box subdivisions without personality and you roast to death because the builder is to cheap to put in mature trees for shading.

How do the tax benefits of depreciation work when there are two partners who both put in 50/50 and are both listed on the mortgage?

If there's nothing visibly wrong with the roof say, will you get a roofer out to every property before you put in an offer?

Depending on how much you put in determines the number of leads that go to you.