Don't choose one because someone else was happy and recommended him, unless you know your situations are identical.

Yep....I get almost identical responses to my craiglist ads.

My comp errors included such basics as (a) not realizing that an identical floorplan in a cul de sac is worth more than one in a regular street and (b) not discounting my property for the fact that it did not have a pool.

The houses are identical, have one bedroom, bathroom, kitchen, living room, back porch, and a long narrow backyard.

(comparable to neighbors)Identical property sold end of march for143,647Property Tax $142 /moInsurance $20 /moHOA $254/mo it includes Snow/Lawn Care, Outside Maintenance, Hazard Insurance, Cable TV, Building Exterior, Professional Mgmt.

When I implemented this change over the last 10 months or so, I exlpained it a little differently, while our motives were identical.

Also remember any recent comps of an identical unit is listed at 1200 square feet to boost the price/sq. ft.

innova,I have many rentals with almost identical rents here in Ohio.

In other words, same bedroom count, same construction quality and style, same size, and, most importantly, same neighborhood.It doesn't have to be an identical house, but it needs to be reasonably close, and it needs to have sold recently enough to matter.

I recently sold a property for which I sold the identical property right next door 5 years ago at the peak of the market.