Or check the tax assessor records that are usually online.Step 2: Conduct a comparables analysis, Propstream will have a tab that pulls comparable properties around the area, choose the closest 3-5 sold properties to the subject property, for example, if it's a 3 bed, 2 bath, try and search for 3 bed, 2 baths within a 0.5 mile radius that have already sold in the past 6 months or so, if you find no properties, expand the criteria little like to 1 mile instead.

I have fallen into this tempting trap twice now, only to have the seller's attorney immediately wipe it out during Attorney Review (I am in NJ which is an attorney close state).

These are the 3 areas I think require the closest focus.Vet the Sponsor FirstFinding the right sponsor is just as important as finding the right property to invest in.

For generations, Angelenos flocked to Taix for their famous onion soup, mussels, beef bourguignon, and steak frites.

The closest town is population 600 (if that gives you any indication). 

One of my closest deals landed came from direct mailing and I try to sound as sincere as possible and even include a business card with a picture of me on it.

We currently own a paid off house valued roughly at $115,000 in a rural SC town (population 740/ closest big town is population 14,000) it is difficult to get comps and can take quite a while to sell.

The closest option I'm seeing is maybe Richmond.Is there a better location I might not be thinking of?

There are several other metrics to look at, and it will depend on your goals on what you will pay the closest attention to. 

Bite off a piece of the steak at a time, not try to do the whole thing at once.In that vein, your son is no different than a contractor, and you're no different than an investor.