I’ve had a great experience with Brian Hartsell at key properties for my vegas properties. 

I definitely wouldn't sign a purchase agreement before seeing the property.

I got the property off-market for $250k from a trusted family friend.

New and in Oswego with one investment property. 

Figure out how to actually analyze property and practice.

I walked to the house and met a man who says he was cleaning out due to the loss of their mother in some few weeks back.The guy told me she is  left with 12 years mortgage on the property to pay the bank.

On a 320k property Ill be paying 9k annually. 

Quote from @Garry Lawrence: I need advice on a serious situation involving a property I’m about to buy.

The city wants to tear the property and surrounding properties down Zillow said it’s worth 38000The city offer me 13000.I could use some adviceHard to give advice with limited information, but as a general rule, the longer you wait and the further down the line their project is the more valuable your property will be to them.Zillow (and all automatic online) estimates are very unreliable, so don't base on that.

Virtually everyone lives somewhere especially true for those that pay taxes (in CA property and income tax).