I have had experience with this: a neighbour had a knock on the door one day and an agent asked if they were interested in selling? answer was maybe if the price is right & the rest is now history; I have a new neighbour & old neighbour moved & downsized! (this street has only 1 acre blocks in...
I am coming in late on the thread but I was in your position with CBA 10 years ago (so can relate to it big time) & as the IP's/Dev's got bigger I was involved in, they basically refused to trim their rates much, if at all & I had been with them for 35 years at that stage I even started my...
Very simple Ellers: get a good managing agent after doing some research in the areas you have the properties (more than 1 agent is ok too); we all have these periods of frustration with tenants &/or strata &/or repairs but the fact that you have a family illness to deal with as well may be...
clearly if your friend does not have finance approved for the purchase price then he/she has to offer a "conditional" offer based on finance approval which most vendors wouldn't accept if they are smart; sorry?.
you may waste some time on this & achieve nothing so investigate if you have time if not just move on to another one there are plenty more out there maybe better!:D