It was a lot of great information to get my wheels spinning and gave a bit more insight into delving deeper in the REI world.

But, for those readers who won’t go the extra mile to do a deeper search on techniques, here are a few off the top of my mind: Craigslist - They’re all over here, it’s like a piranha pond in my market.

#Scottsdale Emotional and physical well being: (We have plenty of bars and that doesn't do it we have plenty of events with drinks)Income and employment: Depends on what you do, but Real Estate is not on par with the majority of the income earned hereCommunity and environment: (We have plenty of bars and that doesn't do it we have plenty of events with drinks)Like others have said take it with a grain of salt.....Like living in Scottsdale and the above is a joke if some of you don't get it :)

Well, there are a few different ways to do this, with each way being a better fit depending on multiple variables such as risk tolerance, available time to run a project, the interest in running the project, and emotional grit.

Start digging deeper after satisfying the above criteria.

They are good to approx. a value but serve little purpose when doing deeper valuation. 

Don't Let Emotion Dictate Your Decision Remember you are purchasing for very different reason's than when you where buying your first home for your family .

It gives you a layer of separation from your tenants and makes confrontations easier and it's less likely that tenants will take advantage of you or appeal to your emotions.

This class of buyers purchase the properties for reasons other than "income" (i.e. good school districts, desirable locations, emotions, etc).In your Baltimore property example, if the "comps" support $200k, obviously you would list it at $200k.

This gives buyers a confidence in the agent's knowledge of the area and also helps build deeper relationships with these business owners (potential referral sources).