All Forum Posts by: Joseph Coleman

@Bob Wilson You may want to consider a robotic lawnmower to solve this problem. 

Hey! I am analyzing properties one by one through sites like Realtor.com,Zillow exc. 

As a first cut I am calculating which properties cashflow by plugging in estimated price, rent, debt service, expenses, exc. 

This all takes about 15 minutes per property just for data entry. Perhaps I am just slow but this seems very unscalable to research the ~250 properties in my market that fit my basic criteria.

I could hire someone to help with the data entry and have also found a number of web scraping tools like Parsehub but these options are not ideal for such a simple task. It would seem like a very basic feature to allow an export feature on Zillow. 

I am simply trying to create a .xls export of the properties in my market.

What are some alternatives to scraping these sites with an external tool?

Any help is greatly appreciated! 

Thank you! 

-Joe

Hi Morgan, this is a great resource. 

Hey! 

 Does anyone have any good resources they can share for how to value undeveloped land for camping or recreational use? I have talked with several brokers who have explained that road access, water access, well depth requirements, building laws exc. influence value the most but I am having a harder time ascribing weights to these variables. 

I am looking to build out a "scorecard" of properties in an area that meet my criteria. I am looking for rules of thumb and to gain a better  understanding of the philosophy behind valuing and investing in land. 

Context: My goal is to use this land for personal use and rent on hipcamp and airbnb, if I can make a 2% return I will be very happy. However, I want to buy at a fair or undervalued price and eventually sell for some small appreciation.

I am looking for help with: 

-Excel models for reference 

-Help with adding any non-obvious inputs to my valuation model 

-Rules of Thumb that can help estimate land values 

-Places to find data on past transactions, like you can find on Zillow exc.  

Any help is much appreciated! Thank you!