I would look for a restoration service like Servpro that specializes in fire/water damage, as compared to a contractor.

I was browsing the web looking for different deals and yada yada yada i see this advertisement for a 2 day special auction where 150 sandy damaged homes and lots will be auctioned and 24 with water views and 70 with actuall water frontage bulkhead etc... the cheaper ones had pre storm values 220k-550k and starting bid under 100k but not on the waterthe waterfront homes with that start under 100k are all scheduled for demolition HOWEVER there are a few starting 110k-240k with pre storm values of 450k- 1.2million...So they had the brochure for free on the line but make you purchase a information package with all the due diligence from title reports to sales agreement for the properties...So personally i will not consider a property scheduled for demolition.....

Here are the cold hard facts:- ARV 500,000$- Renovations (I will not know completely until tomorrow but I estimate it at 100,000$)- Apartments are empty- He owes between 60 and 70k on the mortgage- He is extremely motivated- He needs between 50 and 200k from the deal- He is open to the following: sub2 and partnership and, to a much lesser degree a straight out purchase at 250k- I have also communicated to him that I would probably bring a partner into the agreement.Thoughts from the BP community?

We later found that the cement was originally mixed with salt water & hence the issue.

There is a house that I see a listing for that seems to have a massive amount of Mold and water damage in the finished basement which includes a bathroom.

Water and power average $100 a month total.  

I think one of the best adventures of the city is the White water rafting center.  

I'm confident that I can make it happen, though, so I'm volunteering to take on the task of raising capital.Once I figure out and refine/streamline my process for raising capital, my next goal is to scale and balance incoming capital with incoming deals.Now, I don't have all the details yet, but I know that there's a lot of opportunity to get into hot water in the process of raising private money (i.e.

I owned 3 duplexes across from Zeiger elementary (owned them while they were building the school, cutting down trees and raising the water table so our furnaces under the buildings burned out!) 

If a Seller is Free & Clear or stubborn and does not appear motivated (Gives the “I would sell for the ‘Right Price’ line”) Is there anything that we can do with them to make a deal or do we consider them a cold lead?