Seller purchased in Sept 2022 for $274K, leaving room for a "win/win."

I do generally agree with the sentiment of Austin and the other hosts that fundamentals will always win out in the long run, and this by nature is a long term industry, even the sales side I'm learning.  

I’m excited to make this opportunity a reality but want to ensure that I bring the right partner on board to make it a win-win situation.Looking forward to hearing your thoughts and thank you in advance!

I suggest you enter private money goldmine in search botton at top right of the screen and read the previous posts....here is one that gives good perspective as well as a link to legitimate private lenders.http://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/92/topics/1488...

Liquidity is important if this is money you plan to put to work in the near term. 

How do you become a broker for hard money lending? 

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Unless you are talking serious money, which I would say is 2k or more in excess taxes, it may not be worth your effort.

The squeaky wheel wins in development so I'd recommend you staying on all communication with the city so that you can see the communication and push as the owner.

Typically to grow a real estate business and raise money you are better off partnering with someone.