Flip This Wholesaler

The lady from PA with the "creative offer" got on a plane and flew back to PA after deciding that she couldn't live so close to power lines. I would not have even noticed them if she hadn't brought it up. Seriously. They aren't even that close. Ah well. I have a a few other people interested, but no contract yet. It is a great deal, in a really nice neighborhood (2 seconds to the ocean), and all it needs is a paint job. I will be very surprised if it is not sold by the end of the weekend. The property is in Dunedin, which is quite far from Tampa, and, as per usual, I had a fantastic time getting to and fro. Well, actually, the "to" part wasn't a problem (thank you, MapQuest). The problem arose when I decided that I just HAD to check out the cute and quaint downtown Dunedin that I've heard so much about................
(is it not adorable?)
Downtown Dunedin was only about a block and a half away from the property, but I'm sure you can guess what happened once I veered away from my trusty and printer-friendly MapQuested directions. Somehow, I ended up in South St. Pete, which is a long, long way from where I thought I was headed............

Tampa is pretty much in the middle of the map, Dunedin is straight across (West) and a little North. And then there is St. Pete, which, if you'll notice, is WAY, WAY South of where I needed to be. How does this happen to me every single time I get into the car? I have no idea, but I can tell you it is incredibly frustrating- especially while I'm tooling along, thinking I am headed towards Tampa, and then all of a sudden I see a "St. Petersburg, 3 miles" sign in the distance. At least I had gas money on me this time.

I got a counter back today from one of the REO offers I made yesterday, and actually, I'm pretty shocked. The property has only been listed for about a month for $99,900. It is in the same neighborhood as the 85k house, so I know I need to get it for around 80k or less (it needs more work than mine, and is in a crappier area). Anyway, I offered 75k, and they came back with a counter of 90k (within 24 hours, which is also shocking). I've never had a bank come down so low on a property that has only been listed 30 days. I'm heading out tomorrow to get a better look at the inside.

In other news, my dog, Jim, came out of the closet at the dog park today. I had my suspicions - what with the way he proudly sports that purple bandana I make him wear.

As long as he's happy, I'm happy.