This is a hard job.

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while i do think it's valuable to analyze properties, it's really difficult to underwrite based on photos. 

It is easier to parse it out, but still, not as valuable as I would like.

We have a lot of fix and flippers who are really looking to scale, and understand that access to capital is their limiting factor.

Quote from @Mitchell Coles: In Ohio, property liens are typically recorded at the county level, making the County Recorder's Office a valuable resource for property research.

I can't tell you how many newbies who know nothing go out to sell themselves as experts who can guide others.

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The city wants to tear the property and surrounding properties down Zillow said it’s worth 38000The city offer me 13000.I could use some adviceHard to give advice with limited information, but as a general rule, the longer you wait and the further down the line their project is the more valuable your property will be to them.Zillow (and all automatic online) estimates are very unreliable, so don't base on that.