If a probate has been opened, you need to determine who is the PR and their level of powers (full or limited).

Yeah, returns are only mediocre when looking at real estate as an investment with out the power of leverage and taxes.

I know this is where the big dogs play but, this is where I was born and raised.

I don’t get to play often, but when I do, I love it (Right now… Destiny and Mortal Kombat X)As a kid, games cost about $50… a lot of money back then (at least to teenage-me).

Let me know how it plays out.

We feel that they are trying to woo us by throwing this high offer at us (even knowing they were the only offer), and then planning on playing us when the appraisal came back probably a bit lower then our asking, their bank not lending them what they "want", and then expecting us to accept a lower number (essentially our asking price) from them because we will have been weeks into the process at that point and not want to go back on the market?

Buying land and constructing looks to be attractive play to me . if real estate corrects by 15-20% then all i am losing is the 15% profit margin assuming i have assessed things accurately . 

Have you ever played an RPG where you get to allocate talent/stat points?

Last summer I worked at a real estate law firm and my interest has skyrocketed as I saw the power that real estate has.

Are non-recourse loans in play here?