I recently found a place I'm interested in and I want to pursue the commercial loan, but I don't want to waste time and loose the deal.

The pre-flips were as I expected, total horror shows (ceilings falling in and feces on the floor, pit bulls loose in the back, etc.).

Assuming you would otherwise loose principle in the current sale.I firmly believe in win-win business.

Ignore the comfort bound critics, they'll be glued to your success story posts in a very short while.

I realize that many of the sales shown may not be viable comps to the subject property, but "if" the data is accurate it will give a trend of the neighborhood....IE....If I've got 5 sales in the same neighborhood in the last 12 months OF like kind and quality then I've got a trend line I can loosely base a starting point on...but IF the data in Zillow is NOT accurate in terms of the actual sale prices then it's worthless...so that's what I was getting at.

I can purchase it on cash basics but I don't want to loose this property if I bid to low .

Another downside is you loose on the advantages, of the Federal Tax Code, by not closing in the name of a LLC.

If you can tap on the wall and it seems hollow I would say it is loose wire lath. 

Remove carpeting, furniture, loose debris and broom clean.

After loosing, two properties I got frustrated and got my license.