There may be some grumbling at some point if you just try to get a realtor to do a CMA as one of your partners might question the relationship and if it bias' the CMA.The appraiser is a professional and independent.

I'd also suggest getting some competitive quotes form some other local independent agents before making any changes with your current agent. 

We have started to make changes in our life in pursuit of financial independence, cleaning up our finances, educating ourselves, running the numbers, and now just have to pull the trigger on our first deal!

It seems like tax assessment could be a helpful additional source for calculating comps, since the tax assessment is made independently by a municipality.

The fundamentals of the market may be independent of the motivation of the seller...or they think it's good time to get out.

@James Heacock Here are the key things to look for in a turn key company and what to avoid.If you're going to go the turn key route, in general, the ones to avoid are the ones that: Don't allow financing or a finance contingency (it can be a good indication they are selling above market value)Don't allow for your own independent property inspectionAre not realistic with their pro forma's (i.e. they don't include vacancy or maintenance projections or use unrealistically low vacancy factors)Require you to pay for any renovation upfrontSell only in cheap. low end neighborhoodsDon't accurately represent the neighborhood/property classificationDon't have consistent rehab standards for all propertiesDon't provide a scope of work for the propertyCan't provide references of repeat investorsRequire you to close before a tenant is in place

My goal for Real Estate Investing is to become financially independent.

View report*This link comes directly from our calculators, based on information input by the member who posted.Hello everyoneI have taken the plunge into real estate investing after listening to BP podcasts over the past year with the goal of financial independence.

I work as a data analyst here in Charlotte, 7am to 4pm and it is a good job but I know for a fact that I’m not going to be doing this forever as I want to have financial independence.

You can split the screen on PC’s, just google it, same copy/paste of pics.I have always used an additional monitor, two independent screens....the only way I can really work.