Properties being listed then removed often, good or bad?

[Monia S.]

Hello all

I came across an interesting scenario. I found a mobile home back in October that was off market at the time. When I called the first time there was no answer and the second time the guy answered but hung up. Fast forward to recently I finally got a hold of him at a better time  ( maybe he was in a better mood ) , and he gave me information about the property as well as his asking price. Even though he has 23 acres of land included,  the price he asked for was a little high for an as is site. However he then said that the property comes with three mobile homes along with an additional tractor and trailer .

After looking over the pictures he sent I then did more research on the property. I saw that he had been trying to sell for over a year off and on. He has $447 that is past due in taxes for the previous year. No zoning issues and no other mobile homes anywhere close to his property. We both decided to move forward so he gave me his Realtors information to speak with her. ( I know I should have talked to her first however I made the mistake of not searching the property first before calling again.)

His realtor is a nice lady who confirmed what he said. She gave me her email so I could send her an official offer and she then sent over a purchase and sell agreement. I still questioned the reasoning to why, especially in this time, why would it be taking so long for this property to be sold? Following through with my search to find an answer to my question I typed in the address in Google maps. When the property came up I then saw the possible reason to why some may have chosen not to go through with buying it...the property is sourounded by three cemeteries.

At first my thoughts were, " wow, this would happen to me" but I then thought about a way to create a better outcome for the seller who is probably running into a road block due to that fact. Seeing as though this land is basically associated with these cemeteries I wondered if there are any investors that would be interested in using his land to create an additional cemetery or possibly turn it into a shop where people can buy flowers or head stones for those who already have loved ones there.

Any thoughts or suggestions would be appreciated.