It was common to buy land for 10-20% of what it had been selling for just a year prior, sometimes even less.

As a Banker my advice is to always have several conversations prior to and be very transparent with your Banker or Loan officer.You can use real estate to position yourself into a better or bigger home buts is like chess there are rules and you have to know in advance your next few moves. 

Make sure to the landlord is aware they will need to issue a 30/60 day notice prior to the lease expiring.

Yes, he could do a purchase contract prior to viewing but I would never ask a client to do this because I wouldn't be comfortable with it myself.  

The property is a REO Occupied home that we could not inspect prior to bidding and only had one photo of a really bad exterior.

Prior to purchasing a zombie property/foreclosure, you will need to perform a title search to understand what liens are attached to the property and owner.

Seller accepted my very low offer because the prior buyer walked away when the inspector informed him the septic was corroded.

Prior to NH, he was living in NJ with his girlfriend.

I have been a real estate investor here in Canada since 2020 and prior to working with them, I found their solution to be the best value.  

I have no prior claims and the house has new flooring, new roof, new everything.