Inside track to properties before they go to market/general public.2.

Quote from @Ryan Konen: You are correct that comping software like Privy, Propwire, and Propstream primarily rely on public records for their data, such as county assessor records, MLS feeds, and sometimes 3rd party aggregators.

@Carl Rowles as a public school teacher you may have a 403b which also sometimes offers loans!

I'd break down residential real estate like this (definitely some subjectivity here):A class area= High year-over-year price appreciation, excellent public schools (elementary school ratings are the most correlated to higher real estate prices), little-to-no crime.

That is often a matter of opinion and will depend on the attitude of your municipality.Most municipalities do not require neighborhood approval, but will offer the public opportunities to provide input which will be considered.

Quote from @Grant Francke: For those with using Buildium for property management software, do you use Buildium's public site or do you use a website you have made and maintain?

I'm a Navy public affairs officer, so I move every couple years, but I'm currently in Germantown, TN (near Memphis), and I've been interested in RE my entire life.

Without giving the individual's name, even though once it is filed it is public information, could you post the specifics they are alleging or the case number?

And if not then just go get a public adjuster.

We do want to settle in a little bit here while continuing to do our homework, but hope to get into something in the next 6-12 months.With the way interest rates are looking now and what little I see on public listings, I think a smaller multi-family that needs a little rehab would be the best bet.