• dotslashme@infosec.pub
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    1 month ago

    I’m curious as to why you buy these homes? Is it to buy land that can be sold at a profit later? Is it to rebuild the houses and sell for profit?

    Short term might work, but it seem like incredibly high risk long term. What am I missing?

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      1 month ago

      Since this is investment companies, they probably do the numbers and come up with a price that is so low they are sure they can flip it for more than that. The current owners maybe can’t afford repairs and are financially/emotionally desperate and in a bad negotiating position.

      Probably these companies are making terrible offers to as many people as they can. I don’t live in Florida, but I’ve gotten letters that I assume are from companies like this trying to start a discussion about selling, I guess they are fishing with a very broad net for people willing to accept very low prices.