Quote from @Paul Lucenti: We just closed on our 9th deal and first of 2025 - sales price was $115,000 and total monthly cost is $890. 

Your ability to connect with them on a personal level matters more than your offer.Think about it:  • The “Used Car Salesman” is only focused on closing the deal as fast as possible.

This way in case of “default” we don’t need to go thru foreclosure, or bankruptcy litigation since we already own the property on a sale/leaseback/option arrangement.  

In other words, they are in some sort of financial situation that is forcing the sale of the home.

If not, I do not recommend sheriff sales as a first attempt.

NAR Says - Existing home sales fall to lowest level in nearly 30 years and Median housing prices rose to a record high"The National Association of Realtors released data that showed existing home sales declined to the lowest level since 1995 last year, with 4.06 million homes sold on an annual basis.Meanwhile, the median home price median home price rose to a record high of $407,500 in 2024."

Now if you are looking for one that can handle assignments or double closes, ensure you ask before starting a file.

New-home sales hit a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 698,000.

@John Gillick, If the sale is for $450K cash. 

I've been doing some studying on short sales but still working to understand it better.