The simplicity in your method underscores a vital point: the essence of real estate isn't in perpetual preparation but in taking decisive, informed actions.Your observations hit home—there's a sea of self-proclaimed experts, and the paralysis by analysis is real.

If outlined in your lease clearly, my method should prove effective; if a tenant complains about wrongful withholding of the security deposit for an unknown water bill, that withholding dispute will be resolved before it can go anywhere. 

When something is optional, the IRS code or regulations specify a method of electing out.

I recommend working with an investor-friendly agent who focuses on cold-outreach methods like cold-calling, cold-texting, etc to bring you off-market deals.

Hi everyone, I know different people have different preferred methods for how to pay for their flips.

With those you can use Luke's "enemy method" of looking at their rates and calendars, and estimate their revenue that way.

I'm curious to hear everyone's thoughts / two cents / various methods trying to achieve something similar!

What tools or methods should I employ to evaluate its true market value?

A few methods include: Real estate conferences (which can be costly), joining paid communities (which can really be costly), the meetups and forums posted in BiggerPockets, local events, and other online softwares that allow you to search for buyers specifically interested in your location and preferences (of which I like freipro.com the best).

We have a guy that calls it the enemy method.