Discovery that the tenants have moved out months prior and the property has now been vandalized multiple times, even burnt down with no one's knowledge.

I realize that it is an over-generalization but compared to other markets it appears that Ohio is purely a cash-flow play. 

And when the rents are dirt cheap compared to the Bay Area, they’ll gladly pay them.

This highest comparable sale was 380K.Rather than dropping the lead I am looking for strategies in dealing with sellers who are not willing to sell at a number that makes sense.

You can even go into contract for your new properties prior to the closing of the sale of your old property. 

If so send an amendment that the tenant be removed prior to closing subject to your inspection of the condition after removal If the eviction has already begun, it should easily be completed within 3 weeks.

@Brian BogartFor LLC purposes, you can basically do whatever you want when it comes to ownership interest compared to economic interests.

i'm getting my arv based on similar finished properties based on comps i found on zillow and redfin. figured with the repairs/upgrades, the arv would be $270k. current listed price is $235k and overestimating on $35k in repairs, which will be made over the course of the year while i live there.the real estate agent gave me some comps to compare, but it was similar to the comps i pulled from redfin.

I am comparing opportunities in my home country with opportunities in the USA and I believe the latter offers more in terms of risk/rewards.Example in Belgium:In a median city you can buy a decent small apartment (700 sq feet) for ± 280.000 EUR (+ 10% costs and registration rights) = 308.000 EUR (=$358.820).

Refinancing it into a 30 yr loan should lower the payments but It may also depend on the current mortgage rate compared to what her current rate is.