The payouts are usually higher but you have a ton of risk and financing on those deals is very tough to get.

My understanding is the P.A. has 4 or more brokers that the county is working with, so this may be tough. but per Rick Harmon on another probate site, any evidence of a listing agreement??

Fix and flipping seems tough because its hard to find starting properties with enough room to turn a profit after all the costs.

YESNOMAYBEAsking Price NOTESRENT RATE (Check Rentometer.com)Made an Offer (Making an offer over the phone is tough depending on what market you're in and if it's a FLIP lead or a Buy & Hold)YESNOACCEPTEDREJECTEDMAYBEAccepted OfferSeller's Schedule to Visit (Notes)Date to Visit PropertyWho is Going to PropertyEstimated RehabMAO (Maximum Allowable Offer)Sent Purchase AgreementLead SourceDriving for DollarsBandit SignsProspectingWholesalerProbateAbsentee Owner

Bless you for trying your best to help your aunt out when she was in a tough spot.

For example, if the highest and best use for one of the lots was a single family home that would resell for $500K, would cost $250K to build, would cost $50K for the developer in soft/holding costs, where the developer wanted to generate 15% return ($75K) and you wanted $25K profit, the price a developer would pay would be around: $500K - $250K - $50K - $75K -$25K = $100K Of course, it's tough for you to know all that info, so you need to do some research and talk to local developers.

A guy who is there doing work should be covered under workers' compensation insurance - either his employer's or yours.

The part I don't like is talking to co-workers or others I may have to interact with in the future and giving the impression I'm going to pull a rabbit out of a hat and solve their problem or one of someone they care about.Getting excited doesn't help.This is no deal and let's face reality, you're in no position to be "helping" taking on risks with a really thin deal that is more charity work than investing/dealer operations.

I know there will be some tough times ahead in learning from the mistakes I will make but I think that's part of the journey.I look forward to talking with you all.

If you lack knowledge it's tough to pick out who to follow, but that's just part of the business.Anyway, I'd say finish what's on your plate first, there is a reason you bought what you did.