If they offer over your own valuation, then you know they are the signs of a bubble and will soon fail.The smart equity groups have been buying distressed houses since 2011, so these guys are late to the game.

What i'm wondering is if it makes sense to try to negotiate the cost of DEMO against the value of the property - my plan is to sink a few thousand bucks and a few weeks of work into the house and live in it while working on the site plan and building out the second house for my parents. 

Not all U/W will be game for it.

I’m very excited to learn from this site and network with others.

I’m very excited to learn from this site and network with others.

Left me with a bad taste in my mouth but it’s part of the game.

I’m brand new to this game and have zero deals thus far. 

There are many others on this site who can answer that question much better than me, as I don't do nearly as much analytics as the full time investors here.4. 

I found a site called Roofstock that claims to do all the work for you and it seems that there are pretty good reviews and experiences.

I was just on one of their sites the other day and it had a long list of lenders.