Great area real close to dc with out the Dc price and get more home , the best way in that area is to get you one that needs some work so you can get it at discount do you a renovation and have some equality in it . look at you some signs in the area and see who is there and give them a call and tell them what you are looking for are drive by the area alot  and you may see a few for sale by owner by not many or go to your local REA and see if anyone is birddog that area and can call you if a deal come up  wish you luck  Amy

I wanted to get some opinions on some software programs.

It will say quite directly what they discounted for, or gave you additional credit for.For example, I had an appraisal done on one of my houses where the comps all had decks.  

I found some free analysis software on the web - search around, but you want to calculate your purchase costs, rehab costs, holding costs and selling costs if you are flipping. 

Hi everyone...I'm considering making a purchase of a buy and hold property by borrowing from a family member.  I want to establish a mortgage and have had no trouble finding amortization tables.  I'm wondering if ther...

His labor would be at some reasonable rate like $25/hr.Or better still, come up with an entire list of pricing for work items and then get a 25% discount off those items from him. 

If you keep your eye on the properties sometimes they deeply discount the units to unload their inventory. 

A seller who lists a property with a realtor isn't that pressed for time on selling the property, so trying to get a price discount by claiming to be saving them time probably will not work.

A previous tenant, I actually gave them a rental discount of $25 if they paid early...even if it was just by one day. 

I believe that you have a couple of choices.1) If you can get the property under contract at a discounted rate, you could wholesale it to another investor for a fee.2) You could talk with the vendor and see it they are willing to do a seller finance with a smaller down payment, using whatever you have left over to try and repair. or even talk with the vendor and see if they want to partner with you.3) find some one you trust who has what you are missing and partner up.4) pass this by, knowing that you will find another deal, and gear yourself up (fix credit/no money issues) with the goal to fix and flipsome basic ideas. you can search the site for more forums on what you need.Good luck!