The seller doesn't care about the 70% rule, rehabbers do.

There is little reason for them to need to negotiate with owners besides maybe a payment plan for the full amount. they are going to get the outstanding debt from either a tax deed auction or the original owner, they dont care.

Or you could pick up the phone and cold call but you have to be careful and make sure your cold calls are not on the do not call list.

Then remove the sheetrock and re-install new sheetrock and that should take care of the problem.

What you can receive are tips for taking care of the situation.It does sound like someone is trying to get free money.

I have a few things that may be a bit contradictory but I don't care.

The corollary is: Lawsuits are not normally a good exit strategy.4)Real estate has hair.

Can not be certain they are all cash buyers, but doing the screening necessary to ensure that they bought or sold with cash may be more trouble than it is worth, and it explaining how to do that is certainly more detailed an answer than I care to give.

I have contacted a few, and have been careful about asking too much from them up front.

For any option to be valid we need an option price and a stated sale price to buy, that alone doesn't seem to exclude doing an option.I'd say too, to do these where you are it simply means the optionee needs to be qualified to buy, not a bad thing.How do they look upon the old contract for deed or land contract there since they don't care for lease options, are all installment sales under a foreclosure?