It is important to get this aspect under your belt.

BUCKLE YOUR SEAT BELT!!!!

I have a couple of deals under my belt, but I do considering myself wet behind the ears.

Once you have a few deals under your belt, you can create the portfolio page and build upon your web site.A web site is always evolving.

@Jeff Rabinowitz  totally agree in many markets were you have more houses than people for them values are all over the map.. and as neighborhoods get rougher that is more true.I certainly learned that the hard way when I first went out of OR CA and WA and invested in the mid west and rust belt.. appraisals were worthless in many cases you could have a nice appraisal but no one would pay that for the house.. and you had so many off market transactions compared to what our market does .. that it took some real local knowledge to hammer out what the TRUE value is.and your points are well taken and it happened to me the first few times.. were I thought I could sell for 125k got apprasials for that but could never get an offer over 100k... etc etc

But I’ll tell you what, I have completed the first step towards my goal by getting a few deals under my belt.

Thank you in advance it is exciting and scary getting this first one under my belt and just want to make this a house people are proud to call home.

I have invested primarily in rust belt cities (Kansas City included:) and have been surprised at some of the expenses I have with specific local governments.

There are little houses in Indianapolis, Toledo, and other rust belt cities that you can probably get 2% for, even retail.

Makes sense to use a GOOD local Realtor, preferably one with a lot of transactions under their belt and competence when it comes to properties with more land (make sure they are willing to walk the entire lot, to identify any special features!).