Think of the ARV as the finished picture for a jigsaw puzzle.

Some have some specific knowledge in one part of the puzzle and are lacking in others and looking for help.

They should be able to connect you with financing parties, inspectors, contractors, etc and piece the whole puzzle together.

However, with having the money in roth ira and not being taxed on my gains I figured it would be worth it in the long haul so just trying to get all my puzzle pieces aligned.

@Demargo TrottyProperty Management is definitely a key puzzle piece to real estate.

@Jon Wisniewski The other piece to that puzzle is that residential properties aren't valued in the same way as commercial real estate, so you're viewing them through a lens that doesn't necessarily apply to them.

"Finding deals" is a broad term that needs to be defined first so that the data can be curated and presented in a way that makes sense for the person who is looking for those specific deals otherwise is like building a puzzle with missing pieces and pieces from other puzzles all combined.I started backwards, I knew exactly what data I needed, how, and where to find it so that i could quickly recognize missing pieces or pieces from other puzzles For my target deals.Imo the mayor problems in our industry is the lack of centralized data sources, the level of complexity on deals in each niche "sub-market" (i.e distressed properties can be segmentedo in short-sales,  auction, refi, wholesale etc) each needing a level of expertise. 

The stress of putting every piece of the puzzle together that makes a deal can be stressful. 

Then you could refi one in you wanted a bunch of money or just use the monthly cashflow.Good luck it sounds like a fun puzzle. 

This is what is is puzzling me because it will deplete cash inventory faster...