However, there is a lot of repairs that will need to be negotiated (potentially 30% of the purchase price) and wonder if I push too hard, if they would take it out to the market.Current Interests of Each Party:Wife - wants to maximize purchase price as she has a lot of lawyer fees, she wants a quick close.

The rationale is that those bookings create an inconvenience for you to maximize your occupancy rate, but if someone is willing to pay a premium for a further out booking, it could be worth it.

The team at Utmost Development came up with a custom design that maximized the available space.

As you know we focus on markets that maximize cash flow, appreciation & equity, but also consider other criteria like low taxes, landlord friendly taxes, population & economic growth, etc. 

My goal is 100% maximizing cashflow cashflow cashflow. 

A good question to ask the sponsors is “do you plan on selling at the optimal time to maximize the IRR or the sunset of deal as indicated?”

I project ability to claim more this year due to maximizing tax-advantaged accounts.- I have always done my own taxes but am considering paying for professional prep this year.Thank you for any suggestions!  

@Victoria LopezI have a great CPA in Tampa that actually works very proactively meaning he will do tax projections in Q3 and Q4 and proactively let you know where your tax bill is and give you documented written out options in order to decrease your tax liability.Ruben is a ninja on real estate ins and outs and how to maximize the little things like meal / vacation decisions.

Of course these will be the properties that aren't selling quickly, so some sort of value-add component will be needed to maximize rent or resale value.With all that said, I'm bullish on long term buy and hold in the right areas, especially with a value-add component AND as long as you're buying below market value. 

Keep rents at market.2 - only do the updates necessary to maximize rents.