What is the best way for out of state investors to run comps?

[Sahil Gupta]

Hi everyone - I’m currently looking into buying my first rental property, which will be out of state in the Cleveland, Ohio area.

As I look into potential properties, does anyone have any suggestions on how to setup my own comps? I have been using Zillow but find the estimates to be somewhat off.

Is an agent the best bet or there are specific tools/approaches people use to come up with a price estimate? Ideally I would love to visit the place in person and spend some time there but that is not feasible at the moment.

Thanks for all the help in advance!

Best,

Sahil

[Sahil Gupta]

@Anthoney Hanks thanks Anthoney, makes total sense. I’m already getting pre-approved but trying to do my homework in parallel :)

Apart from an agent, is there any other strategy you would suggest to come up with my own estimates?