New to BIgger Pockets

[Matthew Cowan]

Hello to all, My name is Matthew and I am brand new to bigger pockets.  I am very excited to be a part of this community it seems as though there is an endless amount of info on this site.  

A little about my self, my wife and I are looking to get into real estate investing and we are brand spanking new to the industry.  We live in the Cincinnati area and are hoping to start our first deal soon.  

I'm going to jump right into a question that I have, any advice or insight would be greatly appreciated.  There is a builder in my neighborhood that is buying older homes for around 90-110 range and tearing them down for new construction.  The house 2 doors down from me is in probate and my wife and I are hopefully going to buy that as our first property.  

My question is how do I bring the builder to the table and hopefully set up a simultaneous close without the builder swooping in and buying it out from under me direct from the estate owner? 

Thanks in advanced!