Maybe artwork, maybe a mural (happywall.com has some murals/wallpaper for example)3 - your listing shows 8 people, but for eating you only have 6 seats. what happens if 8 people are there?

How to submit offer myself.

This is where pictures are needed of any additional damages, ideally with close to matching move-in pictures.With this process, I have only once had a tenant pissed that I kept part of the security deposit, and that was because she paid a contractor to come in and make all repairs we discussed in the pre-moveout checklist, but she forgot to remove all her artwork and left a boat load of holes in the walls.

You can offer upside in the profits from the deal on a pure % ownership basis, i.e. each investor owns 25% of the project, there is $100 of profit, everyone gets $25.

In the past two weeks I had an over-asking offer finish runner up on a $775k++ purchase, a transaction go pending for all cash at +/- $400k, a $2M all cash buyer close in two weeks and planning to make an offer with a client that the owners just received a $700K+/- all cash offer. 

I wouldn't, personally, offer such a discount because it may give a negative impression, deserved or not, of political bias.

(You’re only offering what they owe.) is this a bad market with no appreciation/falling prices?

Agents can  make suggestions but agents are going to write up what their clients like and want to offer on.. 

You can make them a fair offer and then during the due diligence period you will discover what really needs to be done.

You could approach the married son with an offer on the house and to help get the property through probate.