Without sounding as if I don't appreciate the speed and ease that email affords us, I do feel that in some cases there is just no substitute for being there in person.Remember, buying a house at a discount actually requires tremendous salesmanship on your part: you have to "sell" the owner on the idea of selling you the house cheap.

That's quite all right Tom Goans...I should of know better when someone offered me a "free law firm to a good home".LA LAW is not exactly a good substitute for due diligence.

They are not as accurate as we would like them to be but it is a start not a substitute for due diligence.

If I park at the street or in a driveway and know the asking price, I know what rents would have to be before I get to the front door,or pretty close to it.But there is no substitute for looking at real costs.

just my opinion ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~I would pay for a quick House BlessingPersonally it would give me a peace of mind( Help remove out negative energy )You have to excuse me, I’m substitution

RE is not a market with great liquidity or with substitution (1 house is not exactly the same as another compared to 100 shares in a company being the same as 100 shares of the same company).You do need to know your market and you do need to adjust to local conditions as they change.RE prices do not fall all that rapidly.

It shouldn’t be a substitute for getting actual bids, but will give you an idea of approximately where the bids should fall before meeting a GC.

This is one of the best places to learn the nuts and bolts of REI.But there is also no substitute for education in the "basics" of life.

I have found there is no substitute for real life training.

In Texas, its normally a Notice of Substitute Trustee Sale.