If you aren't acting as a principal in the transaction...that's a can of worms better left unopened.Okay, for realistic comps, you might want to try:no fees - www.realtor.com subscription - www.realquest.comFor grins, you can check out www.zillow.com but don't put too much weight on their results.Good Luck,~DanI'm a investor.

The drawbacks are limited luggage and now weight, since the kids are older/bigger.I took some lessons, and even cross country soloed, but never got my license.

There's a property I've had my eye on in a working class neighborhood (residents upkeep yards, partake in home improvements, plenty of small children playing outside).

New to this type of adventure, but familiar with the area and skill to flip and eventually manage rental up keep.

Look at each market carefully....nothing wrong with a turn-key provider just make sure that they have a stake in your ultimate success or you may end up buying a pretty expensive non-producing paper weight as many have done but won't admit!

I lost 15 lbs and my ideal weight for my height is now 10 lbs away, but that is like peanuts compared to your 55lb.

If you're doing an undermount sink with granite make sure they use a premium silicone to bond the sink to the granite and brace it from below for a couple of days to let support the weight of the sink while it cures.

But thereagain, you have to weight the considerable HML cost.

With that said, challenges of course remain, and innovative solutions will have to be applied to ensure that the cost of complying with the regulations does not out weight the benefits of even trying.If I hear anything more, will def check back into this thread and update accordingly.

I can't imagine 10 year old windows carry the same weight at brand new windows or a 5 year old roof carries the same weight as a brand new roof.