With a few additional offers on the table and confident on the numbers, we put an escalating clause on the deal at the maximum value the numbers would work.

Besides confidence, trust, and an attractive presentations what’s going to make this person say I’m going to invest my funds.

Confirming with management that they feel confident they can execute and adjusting as need be throughout.

When you know your numbers you can have this kind of confidence. 

Take a look at some photos below to see some of the things you should be prepared for if you engage in investing in these blighted areas.

If these numbers meet your buying criteria, you've considered the opportunity cost of investing in this deal and you are confident you can execute your value add business plan then go for it.

You don't want to stack 179 agreements as the law actually covers that in regards to if the Optionee and Optionor have engaged in previous lease option agreements.  

For me, I’ve seen some good deals but didn’t have the confidence or knowledge to move forward until now. 

Second step would be to engage a couple of civil engineering firms and get some quotes for the project and get their estimates on timeframe for approvals etc.You can also call some site work contractors that do subdivision development and get some ideas on pricing once you determine what you can do with the property.Time frames will vary.

After you lose a few houses because they went under contract before you could put an offer in, or when your offers are rejected a few times you’ll learn to make decisions faster and have more confidence in yourself.