For tech illiterates in this day and age, I think a check/money order in the mail is about as advanced as you can safely get.

Most homes in an area are consistent with age, design, quality.

I m also around the same age group as you are.

However, the information may or may not be important.Everything else is just publicly available data anyone has access to.Comparables are just recently sold homes (similar in size, style, age, etc., sold within the past 3-6 months).

As accounts and the length of your credit history age you are continually rebucketed.

Have fun - don't take yourself too seriouslylearn the pleasures of COLD CALLING sellersread financial newspapers - look for auctions - law suits -failure to pay taxes notices and business opportunitiesSearch tax sales - attend tax auctions - read probate adssit in court - listen to cases - find motivated sellerscreate a Fiduciary Buyers Broker agreement with smart agents - pay them for non-listed real estate.don't waste your time with non-responsive agents - brokers - lenders or sellersbe demanding - get answers - don't be passive - at our age (I am 75) we don't have time to waste!

The requirements to obtain a Missouri real estatebroker license are: Must be 18 years of age or older.

In this day and age, a simple text message/e-mail stating that she has moved out and whatever property is left over is considered abandoned is too easy not to get.

If you buy used be sure to check the age by model & serial #.

I understand that the 50% is very general and of course it will vary by the submarket and the type of property, condition, age, etc.