The hilly terrain is a main reason for this and you can't really see that on a map so knowing the areas is key.We have old housing stock as well so big things like plumbing and electrical can vary cost wise if they have or haven't been updated.

I live here and househack as well - can provide a first hand perspective.

I wish you well in your real estate endeavors. 

For reference, we're heavily involved in the co-living space, which is an unorthodox strategy but can perform exceptionally well with the right property and systems in place.

Agree Google nmls - funny on Facebook where 99% of private lending groups that are public are scam artists you get the "well license isn't required"I reply to this noting that while you are correct in some states - chances of a scammer with a nmls license are less than 1% while those without is 99% on sociale media 

From there we identify properties that could have some potential and if you are interesting in diving deeper, 1) we do a thorough video walkthrough to give you a realistic look of the property, 2) we give a ballpark estimate of rehab costs (we do 40 a year with our GCs o we will get pretty close), 3) we talk through market rent with our property management team, ARV, and potential highest and best use.Ideally you find great investor agents who know their market really well and have a network of resources to provide you with enough confidence to take reasonable action. 

This is a structure we’ve implemented with our private investors, and it’s been working really well for everyone involved.Here’s an example of how tiered returns might look in a lending scenario:Investment AmountAnnualized Return$100,000 - $249,99915%$250,000 - $499,99916%$500,000 - $999,99917%$1,000,000 and above18%Why Use a Tiered Structure?

Is the higher price agent inflating to get the listing or is the lower price agent just not keyed in well enough in the specific neighborhood?

preREO is a marketplace for non-performing mortgages as well as REOs.

Is it ok if I msg you for details as well?