But no amount of naysaying ever deterred me, even from those closest to me.

The closest new construction is for several hundred houses, all larger than those in my subdivision, and priced higher.

Sell the sizzle not the steak. :)

For access to the MLS (not HAR), I would recommend signing up with Real Acquisitions, which basically is the closest thing you can get to having access to the MLS without being a Realtor.

I didn't know them when they hired me, but now they are some of our very closest friends.

I made a soft/rough offer and feeling nervous about it and wanted to see if anyone had any insight.It was difficult to pull comps because of the uniqueness of the property but the closest I could find were 3 properties that sold in the last month and were all 6-families that sold for roughly $600k all of which had 3br/3br/2br type setup.The subject property has 5 two bedrooms, 2 studio's and the commercial unit.

Major experience in your backyard, take him out for coffee.... or steak!

But maybe I'll just ask her for the name of her closest relative.

My closest comps are a 3/1 with 400 sq ft less for $190 and a 2/1 with 600 sq ft less and half the lot size (I have 1 acre) for $155.

Aside from family issues, this is a lousy cash flow investment, and nothing but a prayer to be bailed out by appreciation.He could go out to the closest underwater neighborhood and sign up deals this bad ALL DAY LONG.