Hi Tony, A few things that I would consider when evaluating a market:Population TrendsJob TrendsJob DiversityWho are the top employers in the marketAre companies moving into market/leaving marketNew construction startsWhat are the top industries/Is the market dominated by oneHope this helps!

The local credit union I'm working with to finance the deal has performed a $450 "real estate evaluation" (i.e. off-site, desk appraisal) on the property and arrived at a value of $110k.I questioned my LO about the appraised value and they admitted the scope of the appraisal was to formulate a "liquidation value," not a FMV.

I am not sure the average investor really is able to evaluate most of these investments esp if they are just doing $5K in each deal type of thing.

I am evaluating to buy something that is far but big and cheap (http://www.zillow.com/homedetails/1105-Lafayette-St-Aberdeen-WA-98520/88020901_zpid/?

One of my leads is a fixer upper on a nice plot of land. How do I come up with a fair offer? Does the fact that there's acreage affect the pricing?

They evaluate loans normally yearly, some have renewal fees if they have to spend time on it.

In short, if you can evaluate a deal as an equity player and its the right deal you will be compensated both in fees/interest and in an equity split.

Josh Murr I use Property Evaluator, and it works great for me.

Remember, just because it passes a rule such as this doesn't mean it is a great deal, it just means you can devote more energy to evaluating it further. 

It's really hard for me to evaluate its price.