It is kind of like having an index page for a category and then deeper details into that category with individual pages and articles.Today, with further research, Charles Heflin of SEO2020.com introduces a more scientific approach to this, and calls it Silos.To implement Silos, the important thing is to have your linking structure right.

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.

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?

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).

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That method is pretty much exactly the way my wife's and my mentor teaches to do it:  Fix everything, price it right, and screen tenants carefully to avoid capex, vacancies, and trashed properties, resp.  

I do not set up individual appointments anymore.

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

Is it worth installing smarter technology in each individual unit?