John, if you are still playing ball, you might want to wait to invest until you have settled on where you are going to live for the long run, then look around there, first.

Example, I create a lease option agreement with Jimmy Buffet, and we agree that I have 90 days to exercise or assign my option.

This is for home owners to get a ball park value of their home before they talk to a Realtor and get a full CMA valuations based on the real condition (Zillow does not know condition or functionality).

Additionally, the land surrounding the property is a registered national historic site (more red tape to developing) with a recently paved walking path that is becoming popular for people exercising (no windows look out onto the path).

@Scott Carder My crystal ball tells me these sites will be very short lived...they are suspect at best.

I'll be trying to contact @Steven Hamilton II tomorrow to get the ball rolling.

"Ringing" an auction is a sophisticated mathematical exercise.

you should be able to get a ball park for repair costs from a local contractor.

When you put in a cash offer include a POF plus no contingency of financing then you stand a good chance unless you are making low ball offers.Joe Gore

Yes, you can tick off a seller, you also hook your reputation in front of a listing agent and broker putting up with added paper work clogging things up.If there is a good reason to low ball on an offer, justify it and make the offer.