moment:"Even though I had none of my own money in this deal, I cannot overemphasize that this financing structure is only possible with experience, relationships, and a track record (remember all of those base hits you are using as building blocks?)."

I am a cash buyer, and always looking for good deals on SFRs, block homes, built 1970+, in the Brandon, Riverview, Valrico, Gibsonton, Apollo Beach area.

Also most of the new garages tend to be two cars, but this is a nicer block of South Euclid that doesn't have alot of rentalsSam W. - Do you know any reasonably priced concrete guys that work the east side?

I am looking at investing in a block of judgement liens in Maryland.

This house is in a growing neighborhood with houses worth $600K to 1 million dollars, a few blocks awayShould my evaluation (offer price) be based on the comps ($418,000), the tax assessment value ($344,500) or the lot price ($???)

That drives the pack bag until you remove those conditions, or block access entirely.Look into the cost to cure.

Urban core they wanted in a very small area as values change block by block.Lenders value closer properties in a group to the subject and making an adjustment versus going out of the area to find a similar bed/bath etc.Hope it helps.

Hopefully you have family members who can tell you about the differences in neighborhoods from block to block, and make sure you don't pay too much in the wrong neighborhood.

Its on a main street about 4 blocks from the downtown area of a city of 50,000 people.

Nothing else is larger than a duplex on the block, except for apartment buildings at the end of the street.So it looks like there would have to be three units each and/or a higher value than the 200k per unit.