Very new but driven! Strugggling with comps in rural area

[Richard Koch]

Hi!

My name is Ricky. I've been studying and learning and trying to get into this profession since May of this year. I've only recently gotten to a point, after the books and podcasts and guru courses, where I feel like I have a small understanding of how to do things. The issue I am running into in trying to find my first deal is that I am having a really tough time finding good comps and properly/confidently analyzing deals. I live in a pretty rural area and it seems as though there's never any close comps for any property I think might have potential to me a deal. Without hardly any comps 1/2 a mile away, that are very similar to the property I'm looking to wholesale, I don't have the slightest clue how to come up with an ARV. I am not trying to just guess at numbers and end up in a terrible deal that puts my family at financial risk. I'd like to have solid numbers before entering any deal. Does anyone have any advice for me on how I might be able to calculate an ARV in a more rural area? Thanks in advance for any time and attention you give to this post!!