Hi @Kory Quitter and Account Closed, It is your intent that counts here. 

This is a digital meter and reads in kWh so it would be impossible to turn stuff on and off to see how fast it's counting.  

If you take cash and have to pay Capitol gains that's 15 to 25% not counting depreciation recapture.

The more people I count, the less likely I am to buy in that area.

If you are going to buy in a C neighborhood, don't count on appreciation in your investment criteria.

We are talking about $590, it's not chicken feed, but the ease of re-renting does count for something.  

He is counting on someone seeing the appreciation possibility once the area is improved.

Again, this is from their website - We encourage buyers, sellers, and homeowners to supplement Zillow's information by doing other research such as: Getting a comparative market analysis (CMA) from a real estate agentGetting an appraisal from a professional appraiserVisiting the house (whenever possible)Why would they mislead consumers by promoting the site as the Real Estate source to count on.

Also, remember that all inquiries made during a 45 day period for a singular type of credit product - i.e. a real estate loan - will count as a single inquiry on your credit report. 

@Chris Adams   my bank allows me 12 specs at once and presells don't count. and If I buy one of their OREO lots it does not count.