I think one of the other offers may have been higher but I had a portfolio loan and I emphasized I would not ask for repairs and my lender has never asked for repairs on any of my properties.

I can't emphasize Andy M. enough.

That's a loss of at least $1179.15 a month, not including taxes,insurance, vacancy, maintenance, etc.This property doesn't make sense as a rental.I've recently written a blog post emphasizing that real estate isn't something you should go into casually and that real estate gurus (people arguing you should do 0% down) are not acting in your best interest.It might be worth a read: http://peartreeproperty.com/real-estate-gurus-are-full-of-it/

If I emphasize "you can leave whenever you want, just give me 30 days notice", such problems are reduced.

I emphasize the floor joist because it annoyed me.

When a new tenant moves in, I go over the lease and payment procedures with them and emphasize that my husband and I have to pay the mortgage every month with that rent, plus the maintenance fees, taxes, repairs, and insurance.

Finding a good wholesaler may help but I emphasize the word "good", many of them tend to leave little room for the investor...no offense to any wholesalers in the discussion.

If there is anything you can emphasize, it would probably be the amount of SF the property has and how prime the location is (as far as rentability.)

All of the real estate investing books I have read emphasize the importance of generating a positive cash flow.

They also emphasize that buying at the right price and having multiple exit strategies is very important in a soft market since property appreciation alone, which may have worked in recent years, is not a viable exit strategy.They spend a good deal of the book explaining that investors need to invest outside of their own backyards and find emerging markets.