If the locations are good then the owner could easily switch brands.Perhaps a more effective method here is to contact the station owners and let them know what Citgo is doing.

I'm also open to a bird dog that might be able to move the deal, or any other method of selling.also, any other advice on selling a flipped property would also be appreciated.

Each method might bring you a deal or two a year maybe three or four a year if it is REALLY good.

The income approach, the value of the property is estimated using the income, the property is expected to produce in the future.You will find that this method is mostly used on commercial and multi unit property types but works well when selling a property that a buyer wants to hold and rent.You will find a great web site with tons of data free at:http://www.huduser.org/datasets/fmr.html"You're never a loser until you quit trying."

My parents own several rental properties and have often drawn more responses from this method vs. newspapers and other costly listing methods.

They are faced with them if they sell outright, the method above helps them get by that hurdle.

However it appears to be a universal theme that this is NOT a good method.

These classes will walk you through legal aspects, basic financing methods, the appraisal process and many other basic RE concepts that investors rely on, but may not realize it!

Also, this thread is 6 yrs old, are your methods still working?

It must state some language to the affect that the property is being purchased by an investor with the intent to sell for a profit.There should be no difference in the disclosure method between using the option contract and the land trust.