I would  check with Independent Agents (that represent multiple companies) and see what options they have. 

It is probably because of the competition as I have been outbidded there multiple times last year. 

My wife and I have been looking to buy a property for nearly 2-3 years but life always seems to come first (second daughter, etc.) and financial freedom...well...second...We are making it a goal to close on our first investment property before the EOY but I'm thinking more like closing before the start of Q3...put some more realistic pressure on myself.I've been WFH full time (risk management) since the pandemic and have taken on multiple "COVID" Projects...for example I killed off and "renovated" my entire front lawn into a golf course lawn (0.5 inches height of cut)...lots of factors come along with making that happen but a key to my success was...you guessed it...a lawn forum.I love meeting new people and making connections. 

After a few of the offers fell through and we went back on the market multiple times, we ended up accepting an all cash offer with no contingencies or repair requests!

I had to speak with the seller multiple times before meeting in person to get the purchase agreement signed.

If that's not your thing, you can always go for a land loan, which is when the seller acts as the lender.Get an estimate from multiple GCs on the property.

@Wensheng Chen you can take the tax free gain every two years and you can do that multiple times over your life.As far as the two owners, each person can qualify individually for the $250k gain exclusion, provided each person lived in the property for 2 of 5 years as their primary residence. 

We've grown our portfolio up to 22 units and have a mix of tenant payment methods: manual cheques (fun), e-transfers, bank counter deposits and some have done PADs at their local branch.Our challenge has become with t...

Because of how the market is right now, a lot of people are having to rent because they're tired of the multiple offer situations or they're having to move and relocate to another rental because landlords are selling.

Maintenance on bigger homes like this is a BIGGER expense than normal.Larger roofs, crazy roof lines, multiple HVAC's, grande sized pool equipment, property tax increases.Plus  ongoing asset maintenance costs, such as mold forming in a veranda ceiling that needs to be removed and repainted, etc...That out of the way, if there are not a lot of takers for this place, could you do an OWC, or a Lowball.What I mean is there any scenario where you could step up to the plate on your own and buy it?