Right now it's absentee owners, age 50+ who own the properties outright.

I think the answer varies on a number of things such as your age, when you plan to retire, how much you have to invest, etc.

The more info you have ie age, address the better the results you will have.   

But Patrice B is right in the fact that there are many factors going into an assessment of value like # of bedrooms, baths, sq ft, condition, age, location, etc.

The age of the home can be a factor as well.

My wife no longer wants me climbing ladders or crawling under houses now that I'm retirement age.

many of them are on streets where all the houses are run down...HOwever you can go 1 or 2 streets over and find same style homes, same age etc...that have been reasonably maintained.

., former employer 401k) to a solo 401k are not reported on Form 5498, but rather on Form 5500-EZ, but only if the air market value of the solo 401k exceeds $250K as of the end of the plan year (generally 12/31);When funds are rolled over or transferred from an IRA or 401k to a self-directed IRA, the amount deposited into the self-directed IRA is reported on Form 5498 by the receiving self-directed IRA custodian by May of the year following the rollover/transfer.Rollovers (provided the 60 day rollover window is satisfied) from an IRA to a Solo 401k or self-directed IRA are reported on lines 15a and 15b of Form 1040;Pre-tax IRA contributions on reported on line 32 of Form 1040;Pre-tax solo 401k contributions are reported on line 28 of Form 1040;Roth solo 401k funds are subject to RMDs;A Roth 401k may be transferred to a Roth IRA (Note that from a planning perspective, it may be advantageous to transfer Roth Solo 401k funds to a Roth IRA before turning age 70 ½ in order to escape the Roth RMD requirement applicable to Roth 401k contributions including Roth Solo 401k contributions and earnings.)

Of course, if you plan to have a child under the age of 6 live there, you HAVE to get it fixed as they CANNOT live there under any circumstances.

You can, however, also use sites like Zillow, you just need to make sure you're comparing like to like (in terms of size, beds/baths, age and date sold.