ACV/estimated repairs/ hard money lending

[Erinne Leigh hart]

Hello you all,

I have a couple questions regarding the value of homes , rental rates , and estimated repairs. So what are free resources (if there are any) you all use in order to determine the value of a home? Also what are resources you all use to determine the average rental rates for a specific area? Or would I just need to wait to invest until I am really close friends with a realtor and a contractor in order to provide that information for me? Also would anyone recommend a link or book about hard money lending? I'm still confused about how you could use the loan and pay it off in a short amount of time when it is a lot of money that you'll  be borrowing?

Thank you ,

Erinne Hart