Hi, This is my first post here and this would be our first real estate investment purchase, if we go through with it. I have found a house that the owner seems to want to get off her hands. She has already moved out. She is not listed with an agent. My market research shows an after repair value of at least $300,000 but I think $350,000 is realistic. I am basing my calculations on the lower number to be conservative. We have walked the property on the outside, but have not been able to see the interior. It's a 3 bed/ 2 bath about 1,500 square feet.

The outside of the home looks solid, but the roof may need replaced. The main issue that would scare away buyers is that there is a lot of debris (couches, household contents, ect.) that have been basically thrown in a pile in the front of the house. When I asked if we could go look at the house she warned me about the stuff outside, saying she had to leave "in a hurry" and she threw a lot of stuff outside when she left. 

From my research on the county's website, it doesn't appear to have a mortgage on it currently. She paid $115,000 about 7 years ago, and lived there up until a few months ago. I asked her what she hoping to get out of it in it's current condition and she did not give a price.

 My only contact with her has been through private message on Facebook. I am trying to build a rapport with her, but it's difficult to do in this way. I have a feeling she never wants to go back to the house. She wants to sell as-is. 

In her last messege to me she asked me what I would offer for it. So far, all I have said in response is that we would love to make an offer but that I wanted our offer to reflect the true condition of the home and that was difficult to know since we have only seen the exterior. 

I would like ideas on how we could proceed. My feeling is that she is embarrassed and overwhemed with the condition of thte home and just wants someone to step in and deal with it without her having to confront it. Should I just give her a price based the worst case scenario, a total gut job remodel, since we have to assume the worst if she doesn't want us to see it? Any offer we make will have an inspection period clause in it for sure, so we will definitely see the inside before closing. If we go through with this, our plan is to flip it and sell.