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Another thing to remember is that asking price in real estate is not necessarily what they will take. Sometimes you can buy property for 75% of what they are asking or even less. It won't hurt to make an offer but be prepared to buy if they accept, I've been surprised before by someone accepting an offer that I made.



If you want, you can find out the county appraisal of the value of any property at the courthouse. The tax appraisal can be found at the tax assessor's office. They don't mind you digging around and will help you as everything there is public record. If you're really digging, you can find the mortgage amount and possibly the last sale of the property. Sometimes they write the sale's price on the top edge of the deed. That is in the probate office. If you have any of this information, you can make a better shot at an offer that might work.