@Mitch Conrad I'm only thinking of escrow so the senior will have peace of mind that I'm not going to run off with the money. 

So condos have gone so far to totally outlaw all rentals. 

Finally, if you cannot find sold properties to compare within the timeframe or distance you can go out a bit to find properties to compare.This will get you started with finding values for residential 1-4. 

I'd be happy to make connections over similar goals, and to learn about tax info for DC, great spots to buy, and trends for rentals.

for me it was income potential of earning commissions instead of salary.so at 18 I got my RE license.. and while it was a bit of a chore getting going as it is for most agents..

Anything you find on market is going to be overpriced, and you're wasting a lot of time analyzing a lot of properties. 

I wouldn't go into it with any preconceived notions of what the owner's intentions, situation or motivation may be.

Not able to buy in this area without going house poor.

It is is going to calculate the expected price based off what you tell it as well as what Price Labs sees in the local market.I questioned myself moving to price labs after I had been doing this manually for several years.

If you are selling your house here where are you going to live?