Their statistics tend to be dated and don't follow the true market picture.As mentioned already, you need to partner up with a Realtor who can give you comps.

Look at the real statistics, numbers don't lie.

However that is strictly in terms of the statistics used to measure such things.

Mike,Thanks for the reply...yeah, I've heard the statistics on lease options, but, I guess if the eventual sale would somehow be guaranteed, my leanings are toward fulfilling the sale and using the proceeds in a 1031 to move into two or three new properties, which would hopefully give me three properties with 80k equity outright in fifteen years...what do you think?

Jon, Although your statistic is interesting I would argue that those are two different markets.

Statistics show that Conservatives (yep, not a typo) are more generous when it comes to their money.

His opponent, Sharon Angle has been screwing up royally with ill-advised comments and instead of leading by a wide margin the race is a statistical dead heat at the moment.

Limitations include the number of itemized buying costs, and inability to view portfolio statistics.

It consists of one introductory course and four speciality courses in commercial real estate and unlike the superficial courses many "real estate schools" offer, these are heavy into the mathematical and statistical arenas neccessary for proper deal anaylsis.These courses can be used to meet the requirements for a brokers license.

If I were walking away, that'd be different, but I did sign a contract....I plan on not being a foreclosure statistic for as long as I have a job/access to capital. :) If I haven't gotten correspondence in my PO Box (I could not check it Saturday), then I will call my adjuster and advise him I have it down to two guys (who are not the most expensive) that will do the work.