You would have to do your due diligence to see if the purchase price was attractive -- plus, Zillow is not the best reference in checking actual value.

Also I was an inspector for Florissant for about 6 years and lived there for 15, dont know if that is the NOCO you are referring to but Hazelwood, Ferguson, all kind of the same demographic.

I know that there's not one approved solution, but just curious to find out at least what my options are and what has/hasn't worked for people that are much smarter than I!

REI educators who write a book that sells on Amazon for $25 and have no seminars or other "courses" to upsell won't usually get referred to as a guru.

Thank you for the reference.

It refers to the closing date.

I appreciate it, lifts some of the worry off.Anywho, the renovation is mostly cosmetic.For reference its a 1250 square foot house.

The septic was included in the repair costs and we allocated about 40K for that alone.Thomas Quinn Thanks for the assistance on this, like I said my agent has spoken with others in the area they keep referring to a 4 bedroom close by (one of the only 4 bed houses on the market in the immediate area) that is under agreement at 320k with less sq. footage.

Step one is to find an owner who wants to sell but can't. first get him to accept and acknowledge his problem and then suggest a solution.

Will be rereading it & using it as a reference too.