Is there anything I can do to ideally get them to not list the house and sell to me, I’m assuming there might not be many options, especially since the sister and I had agreed on a price that was below market value given I was planning to invest money to remodel the home and was planning to honor his wishes of not having the home knocked down to make a townhome or new home.

Purchase price: $107,000 Cash invested: $7,932 Sale price: $107,000 $107K Purchase price. $28K Rehab. $175K ARV.

Purchase price: $100,000 Cash invested: $35,000 Purchased for 100k, Rehab 40k, resale for 190k.

Purchase price: $215,000 Cash invested: $75,000 Sale price: $336,700 Active in MLS for only 3 days before accepting offer - closed for a $46,700 profit!

Unit A is about 100 years old and Unit B is almost completely new.Pros:-The duplex is in a very desirable neighborhood with home value appreciation year over year at about 50+%-Rent is also in high demand within this area-Cash flows well even with high interest rates and increasing property taxes-Home is price below average cost per sq ft-The house has been renovated and some parts of it has been remodeledCons:-All issues are with Unit A, the 100 year old unit.

As interest rates go down or threaten to go down the competition will increase and prices will increase thus negating a lower interest rate.

A website like 1stDibs might be convenient enough to make the prices worthwhile for vintage furniture.On the linen front, we used white.  

Purchase price: $168,750 Cash invested: $40,000 Sale price: $238,000Offer accepted 1 day after listing - Sold for 3k over asking. $29,250 PROFIT.How did you add value to the deal?

This ihas driven up prices and they ain't comin; back down.That doesn't mean that you can't find a screaming deal, they are all over.

The winning bidder "won" with a $200,000 final price.