After property shopping/browsing pretty much every day for a couple years, I saw it on craigslist 4 hours after it was posted and I pounced. I had a relative about an hour from there willing to go look at it for me a couple days later, because I lived 11 hours away. A couple days after that I made the trip down to see it myself and got lucky it wasn't sold yet. The mess probably scared everyone else who looked at it away. I did not make an offer the day I toured it. The owner called me the next day and dropped the price from $8500 to $5500, and I said I'd do $5000, and that was that.
It just so happens I did a blog post about that :)
https://steemit.com/homesteading/@bobbleheadstead/4-tips-how-i-bought-a-homestead-for-usd5-000-pics-and-video-inside
After property shopping/browsing pretty much every day for a couple years, I saw it on craigslist 4 hours after it was posted and I pounced. I had a relative about an hour from there willing to go look at it for me a couple days later, because I lived 11 hours away. A couple days after that I made the trip down to see it myself and got lucky it wasn't sold yet. The mess probably scared everyone else who looked at it away. I did not make an offer the day I toured it. The owner called me the next day and dropped the price from $8500 to $5500, and I said I'd do $5000, and that was that.
AMAZING! - Great story bro. I see the hustle in you!