Here is my deal, what would you do?

[Jeffrey Cervi]

Looking at a 2/1.5 condo purchase for rental.

List price is $129.9, which I think is about $10K overpriced. 

New appliances in kitchen, granite countertops, ceramic tile, new carpets - nothing needs to be done to unit but clean carpets - cats....

Expect it to rent for $1,100-$1,200 so should cash flow nicely.

Question - I'd like to try to buy the unit fully furnished - couches,washer/dryer, everything but the mattresses and box springs.

I know I can't put the furnishings in the offer price for mortgage, but would provide a separate cash offer for those.

I am thinking about structuring an offer like this:

Open at $115 for the unit unfurnished, seller to steam clean carpets plus a couple thousand cash for the furnishings. Expect a counteroffer....

If you were seller, would this interest or offend you?