Your county will have an updated list available several days or even a couple weeks before the date of the sale.Many times the taxing authority will publish a list of delinquent parcels in the local paper or legal news.

I do not have much experience in this field at all, but I have read quite a bit on the investment side and have a lot of motivation to become an active individual in this field and do what it takes to succeed as an investor.

I read other authors for more detail in the topics I learn from.

That along with figuring in a couple different factors normally gives me a fairly good general estimate of ARV.To be more accurate, you should pull 3-5 individual comparable houses (roughly the same square footage, bed/baths, amenities, etc.) that have sold in the last 3 months (sometimes 6 months depending on your market) and figure an average sold price per square foot and then multiply that by your house's square footage.Curt, on a side note, do you find a formal appraisal to be an accurate estimate of what it will realistically sell for?

It was a matter which could not be decided by the court because they had no authority to evict the homeowner.

We are the individuals that never made them sweat and now they are certainly overlooking the loyal & worry free customers/investors.

Making those changes will transform a good deal into a better one.Scenario C:The tenants began to pay their own utilities in December 2008, because the seller installed individual meters (Rent Utility Bill Back System [RUBBS]), and the seller reduced their rents (by roughly $100 per unit).

You can call the city or whoever the authority for the area is and ask about permits.

I do not set up individual appointments anymore.

That is powerful marketing reach that I don't think any individual seller has.