Her hubby is super frugal and risk averse so even that “small” loss hits hard.Jay Hinrichs agree that the realtor is also at fault here.

Solution: Realtor providing repair solutions(or market ready solutions) for sellers by fronting funds or bringing in a crew to do the work.

I'm a realtor and investor and our country guy comes to the realtor association once a quarter and practically begs us to ask first. it's worth a thought.

I still work on Indy just because I have a realtor and a contractor who has been good team to helping me on single family purchases.

I would suggest you get some solid sold comps from a realtor and try to have them run in a 1/4 mile radius of the property. 

The one thing to keep in mind when looking is your price point and the quality of the realtor.

You could also have a realtor do a value analysis.

I know of a good realtor that’s works for the #1 brokerage in Pinellas County.

The days of just using the MLS and getting a realtor to find value in most markets are long gone.You need a distressed owner or a good wholesaler or a different market.I remember the frenzy of 07' being like you decribed... right before nobody could sell anything for years and values crashed.

Sellers third cousin is a retired realtor"The disclosure rules are ridiculous.