Im active duty in the military at the moment.

I love that you found BP and are getting active and asking questions on here.

I don't see RE as a job producing activity (beyond a few months) under the JOBS Act that allow lenders to avoid SEC regs.

As for comps, I look at sold, active and also what did not sell, the expired listings to determine a base price point.

You will find daily trends on the housing market and investor activity...

It tells you what the activity level is, but many investor deals are made, not found.Small towns are clickish, there seems to always be some old investor known in the area, he may know property values by the address, they usually think they have the town locked up, they might too being on the board at the bank.

I just left active duty a year ago and talked about real estate investing while serving on the BP podcast, show 23.

Sometimes I will get leads in smaller towns around me that don't have much buy/sell activity.

Stay active here and you can learn a ton, and don't be afraid to ask questions if you cannot find what you are looking for.

Or, in active denial about dealing with a house that has perhaps been a reoccurring problem.