I made a soft/rough offer and feeling nervous about it and wanted to see if anyone had any insight.It was difficult to pull comps because of the uniqueness of the property but the closest I could find were 3 properties that sold in the last month and were all 6-families that sold for roughly $600k all of which had 3br/3br/2br type setup.The subject property has 5 two bedrooms, 2 studio's and the commercial unit.

Very unique.

That doesn't mean I know everything because working for a home builder is more scheduling than anything else but I do know my way around a home so I want to use those skills however I can.Here's my somewhat unique situation.

As a builder my opinion is somewhat slanted, but here goes; you select the floor plan, colors and features that you have on you're wish list; the house has a warranty and you are usually selecting the homesite you wish the home to be constructed on; in a sub-division you still have a selection.

Beyond that investors want a specific yield more than a specific amount to disclount.Back to your CFD, there are uniques issues with a CFD as Marc mentioned.

IMHO, if there is such a thing, I'd say an advisor would be more appropriate in a corporate setting, General Electric has a realestate division and there may be an advisor down the hall, last door on the left (has the cornor office with a view).

I have a property worth ~$30k that my aunt is willing to give to me for later payment. I can't get anyone to buy it outright, but they can put a few thousand down and pay me monthly rent. How will that work with taxes...

Just think about how to be unique when you are executing a strategy that MANY others are doing with almost the exact same message....

I'm new to the business, and looking for unique ways to acquire local investors...any ideas you could send my way, I would greatly appreciate!

no. i have never been there. it's probably about an hour from me. i tend to do what the guru's advice.... stay in an area where i know. and i literally buy about 1-2 mile radius and know those 4-5 sub divisions like the back of my hand. i do my own repair calls, so going there would be a drain on my marriage. :)