All Forum Posts by: Josh Lyons

I like to think of both of these quotes in regard to my real estate investing goals...

Good things may come to those who wait, but only the things left by those who hustle.  -Abraham Lincoln (?)

Some people want it to happen. Some wish it would happen. Others make it happen.  -Michael Jordan

@Joe Fairless Thanks for the great story and advice Joe.  Very helpful and inspiring!  Thanks again

@Anton Ivanov Just came across this discussion. Thanks for sharing your great story Anton!  Very helpful and motivating.  I hope to follow in some of your footsteps.  Thanks again.

Is the paid version of Rentometer worth it?

I'm having the same question Sean. From what I understand, the best way to get comps without the MLS is to use a combo of Zillow/Realtor/Redfin/etc in conjunction with county websites that give access to public sale info. These tools together should give pretty good comps. Of course the best is having a realtor that can give you good comp data.

Essentially, these methods give "pretty good" info but they don't give "great" info like you could get from comps from the MLS?

How do you quickly get reliable comps (rent rates, comparable sales in the area) if you don't have access to the MLS? Of course, you could get them from your realtor, but that would slow down the process especially if you're trying to analyze many deals as properties come across your desk. I know rent rates can be got from places such as rentometer and comps could be gathered from 3rd party sites like Realtor.com, but are those reliable enough to actually use when analyzing deals? In short, how you get reliable comps to analyze properties if you don't have MLS access? Thanks

We didn't talk about the timing.  I don't think anyone can predict the timing with a lot of certainty.