How do I balance the need to raise the rent by $100 to get it to market, but at the same time ensure I get to keep her as a tenant? 

I'd clearly pay everyone for their troubles, but having a legitimate list of what needs to be done, along with an actual price for the rehab would clear any doubts I have on my first deal and ensure my offer is adequate.  

I'd recommend reviewing your specific policy with the agent selling it and ensure you know exactly what is covered versus not covered.

You just have to ensure that the entity which will hold title to the property is the one which submitted the bid.

Initially blasting them all on email maybe your best bet.As you develop your business and figure who are really serious players then I would recommend you call them first and then blast the rest with email.The thing is that there will only be a handful of people you will work with even if you have 243 people on your list.

It might also be because they or someone thinks there is to much due diligence for them to ensure that the seller is not an undsiclosed stockholder or has other dealings with members in an LLC.Who Knows?

This is assuming you have not crossed the 10 mortgage rule and each property in the portfolio is sufficient security against its own note.If you find yourself in a situation where you need to contemplate pledging more than one property to obtain a loan ensure you know what your terms are.

This method will ensure that you get a bigger % of your leads turned into deals.On the other hand, the voicemail system can be good if you have a huge number of leads coming in.

That also helps ensure that I won't get into too much trouble, if for some reason I just can't get the numbers to work (I doubt that would happen, but I'm sure few people buy thinking it will happen to them).

Also, my mentor will be there to ensure everything has proper support.