Or rental demand could be poor leading to higher than norm vacancies.

Enjoy the process, and may your journey lead you to a rewarding and successful outcome!

First things first, remember it's a marathon, and you are getting such a head start that, in the long term, you will be leading the pack no matter your pace!

The entire Real Estate industry will become much more efficient and I believe Blockchain will play a key role. 

You can learn to do this independently or get a rockstar REALTOR to lead the way.

Obviously, using the online listing page at ALE solutions is different than a cold email, and I am referring to the latter.That brings up an obvious question: how do you develop those leads, then?

I saw a few higher comps that may lead some to push the arv: 956 N Chester - Sold for $182.5k ($133/sqft), 607 N Chester - Sold for $165k ($130/sqft)(2 baths though), and 520 N Bradley - Sold for $170k ($113/sqft)(also 2 baths).

I often do this when I'm trying to connect with someone on LinkedIn: I try to find out if we have any mutual connections and lead with that in my message to establish some rapport. 

Online Lead, Probate court, Seller needed to sell quickly.

That could lead to future fix and flips or BRRRRs.