Looking for advice on making an offer on my first deal

Looking for advice on making an offer on my first deal

Real Estate Investor · Eagle Mountain, UT · Member since 2012 · 69 posts · 5 votes

Hello respected BP members. I am a brand new REI excited to build my business in 2017. My focus is traditional wholesaling considering I have no capital and I couldn't get a conventional loan to save my life right now. I may be able to get some private funding from people I know, but I didn't want to go that route for my first deal.

This may not come to anything, but I have found an abandoned corner house in my farm area that was built in 1896. It is on a main highway, but only a two-way street in this particular neighborhood. The other houses on this street are old, but this house is definitely the oldest. I spoke to the owner of the house next door. He told me that the owner plans on demolishing the house and building an office building on the property but hasn't done anything and it's been awhile.

After doing some research I found out that the house and property is owned by a non-profit development company. I want to make them an offer, but this isn't your typical wholesale deal. I don't think the house is rehabable, probably should be demolished, so what type of offer, if any, should I make considering a number of things could be best for this property, which has a land value of $112,300, building value of $144,890 and a market value of $257,190 according to the county assessor?

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  • Real Estate Agent · Buena Park, CA · Member since 2016 · 743 posts · 424 votes
    9y
    This is not a good property to try to wholesale,especially for a first timer investor.Something like that would need an experienced wholesaler with lots of buyers whom they know are into properties like this.It would be better to locate a good investment club and learn all about wholesale opportunities in your local market from them.
  • Lender · Greater LA/Orange County area, CA · Member since 2012 · 3k+ posts · 3k+ votes
    9y

    If you are going to make a profit, you need to know what you can sell a property for in order to know what to pay for it.

    This means you need good data. 

    You are fortunate because you have access to Property Radar in your state (I think). 

    If I were starting out, I'd study to get my real estate license, if for no other reason than to gain the knowledge and (possibly) never activate the license.

    You really need the foundation of knowledge as well as the pro data tools. Tax assessor and Zillow are not sufficient for Pro's.

  • Real Estate Investor · Eagle Mountain, UT · Member since 2012 · 69 posts · 5 votes
    9y

    Thanks for the advice Brandon and Rick. I agree with you both. I'm working on it!

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