Call the attorneys office and ask what is the price that is being confirmed at the next hearing and they will tell you XXX like $150,000. 

Draw up offer to purchase for $335k to be executed in xxx months. 2.

Then I talked to 3 neighbors, if they weren't home, I left a note saying something like: "I'd like to purchase the vacant house at xxx st.

I'd tell them that I need to sell and ask if they would agree to convert to a month to month, and I would reduce their rent by an attractive amount to make it worth their while.If they agree, all you need to do is to sign an addendum that says the lease is being converted to a month to month, with the same terms, except the rent is now $XXX and either tenant or landlord can give a30 day notice to vacate.As with any contract, you really should consult with your own lawyer.It's a lot easier to sell a vacant house, so if they decide to move out, make it easy for them to go.

just to put this on the table I would be interested in partnering on properties in central Maine but in transparency these are purely cash flow plays meaning if you purchase a property for $xxx and make/keep it well maintained the exit 5-7 years down the road will be to sell it for that same $xxx can't count on appreciation.

Being a contractor, we have certain budgets for opportunity costs, so if somebody chooses to engage with our services, we could spend around $xxx worth of time and expenses, that usually translates to 4 4-hour blocks.

I have seen some foreclosures offered at 1%.All of my buyer rep agreements state:"....buyer agrees to pay, or cause to be paid, to Agency a commission of $xxx or xxx%....."1% won't satisfy the agreement so the buyer would need to pony up the difference.Also, since this is an REO and likely an out-of-state faceless seller I very much doubt there is any counseling or advocating on the part of the list agent.

Yes a similar property sold yesterday for XXX dollars but I did not sell yesterday so the number is irrelevant only wishful thinking.  

When people login to one of these services that use the Vantage3 scoring system, the borrower is being told by what the media has sold as a credible company, that their score is XXX.

"The buyer will increase the amount of this offer to exceed any other bonafide offer to a maximum of $XXX,XXX.00.