In a good school district, property was flat & well drained so minimal site prep, (a huge positive), but it did need 12 large trees taken down.We sold it word of mouth for a quick $45k net profit.

I still just tell it how it is, I don’t want to waste either of our time.

@Scott Passman your going to have to make sure they know there not wasting there time.

The worst thing you can do is waste time on a property that is a longshot because in the process you may have a deal that makes more sense for you come and go while you are focused on the dud.

The costs are relatively minimal.

If the location is C, make offer to lock up the property (that you can easily walk away with minimal loss) and then get contractors to estimate. 

Obviously, i would like to minimize the vacancy as much as i can.

Ultimately there was ‘t a cheaper way to get out of it so I figured I’d just pay the $4800, I was on the hook for 3% either way because I signed something months ago and I didn’t realize what I was signing since the document was sent over with a brunch of other things that had to do with my offer I out in on a different house.

It’s been suggested that we can do a FL special warranty deed and transfer ownership for my parents home with a very minimal sales price.

Many times seasoned developers know how to maximize the site or other nuances, that perhaps you are unaware of and so getting a full set of plans would be a waste of money.