After using a 10-pound sledge hammer for way too long trying to remove the cinderblocks, re-bar and anchor cement, I thought "There must be a better option!"

Sounded like he is still needs to run some numbers of his own and figure out what he wants.I assured him that I would respect his wishes and not send him unwanted referrals. 

If he somehow finds a rock star realtor that beats out all the locals pounding the pavement for a good deal and manages to snag a great deal, he'd be ahead of 99% of out of state investors and at least have an exit strategy to sell without bringing money to the table if he chooses to.What's next?

It appears to be at least 30 years old, heavily stained, moldy, and about 200 pounds of dirt locked in.

I'm dieting again after gaining TWENTY pounds during recent 2 month RV trip.

The attorney has no family ties or "feelings" to worry about - they're evicting an unwanted tenant.

This is one area where you don't want to be pennywise and pound foolish.

The best deals aren't always sold on the open market... sometimes it takes pounding the phones and calling every real estate agent in town trying to find out about that pocket listing and convincing them that you can close on it, or by sending out mailers to every multifamily owner in a 5 mile radius trying to find a burnout landlord looking to sell. 

It turns out in Oregon there is no prescriptive rights to cross state lands.. the state said pound sand..

We made a nice profit after sale, and conversion from pounds into dollars.