The people that get hurt during corrections or crashes are the people that are over leveraged.

So if you are looking to leverage your money more, and the property scenario allows you to get a loan, you can get an 85% loan if you purchase.  

Every single transaction I'm involved in is a multiple offer scenario and just about every offer is above the asking price.Looking at high DOM properties allows you the opportunity to be the only offer on the table and gives you lots more leverage in negotiations.

If you already have relationships to leverage, great.

All the while using leverage to maximize your ROI.  

You can leverage that with the seller and explain that a financial institution will be financing (add assurance to you closing).

If you have the email address I would absolutely leverage it!

I think with the lease and local laws I can find a easily justifiable way to pin this to both their backs, but I'll trade my right to leverage terms for a clean break and ability to move on.  

You have zero leverage in getting it them to sign it now.You will be laughed out of court if you try to evict because weeds are 8" and because they didn't edge.

The classroom and conference programs are chock full of great ideas and calls to action but usually result in notes and computer files that you find years later with the "to dos" still undone.I advise everyone to start by finding ONE great contact in the RE arena and leverage that person's knowledge, experience and contacts.