Unless there is something quite unusual about the title to s specific piece of property, the buyer gets both land and improvements.

This is my favorite scenario since it scares off many potential buyers but the damage is usually found only on a few pieces of wood trim and not structural. 

There will always be competition (the foreclosures in my area receive an average of 50 pieces of mail within the first month of NOD), I differentiate myself through persistent follow up and a professional approach and building relationships with probate and trust attorneys for them to refer business to me in the future. 

My plate keeps filling up from my marketing pieces I sent out months ago...2 more houses to make an offer on :D Will have to hire help soon.And then, I can finally call them "the help".

Sounds like you want Granny to 1031 her $1.6 million property into 32 $50,000 pieces of CRAP. 

If you go online you can read and learn about what mail pieces to send out and to who.

There are quite a few properties for sale in the region at various price points.Also my next suggestion would be to start to figure out the financing piece of the puzzle.

Originally posted by :Thanks for sharing and helping me think a few moves in advance.Upon further reflection and to extend the analogy ... not only is it important to think a few moves in advance, but it is also important to understand that different pieces move in different ways and have different value at different times; some are good at offense, some are good for defense, no single piece is good or bad, the more pieces you know how to play and preserve or strategically sacrifice the better, it is seeing and knowing how to play the board that matters, and being humble enough to think in percentages with multiple exits rather than absolutes in one ... sorry if you don't care for semi-vague analogies, but I'd personally rather not try to provide answers but find more value in asking interesting questions and posing semi-vague analogies ... answers give information that has a myopic context and limited shelf life, while interesting questions and analogies (hopefully) spark interesting thoughts and interesting discussion ultimately leading to wisdom that helps you, helps me, and helps the community.

Writing offers is a serious business - you need to know and understand every word in that offer and most importantly -- you need to understand disclosures and have a sense of fairness.Also understand that agents DO NOT write contracts (unless they are lawyers) they can ONLY fill in the blanks on a standard approved contract of sale (usually 20-35 pages).You can design your own contract if you are presenting yourself.When making offers nationwide -I always have "Hybrid" clause (sellers love this)Use banking days (nothing goes as expected in real estate deals - you need time to get to the profit)A built-In extension (you need time and don't want to beg for an extension.)Financing clauses - (the sweeter you can make the deal - the easier it will be to assign your contract - we call it CONTRACT CANDY - ask for everything - the furniture - car in the garage - lawn equipment - money back at settlement - paint the house - delayed settlement etc.)A memorandum of understanding - sellers need to understand your motivation and what you are trying to accomplish and who you are - do you have a license, bonded, insured - references - testimonials - etc. remember you are a buyer - sellers look to you to satisfy their financial needs or real estate problems - don't be cavalier about your actions - leave ego at home.  

Is this park a larger part of a community redevelopment project (ie Canby) that will be a piece of overall demand surge in the area.