For the defense, the coordinator is constantly assessing risks, both before and during the game, and countering them.

I am looking for a good contractor to help with assessing costs and providing a rough estimate on a list of repairs and improvements the house needs.

I put down the numbers for the local gas, electric and water providers so that service can be shut down if there is an issue, but I wouldn't authorize them to call in repairs without my consent or giving me a chance to assess the situation.

Specialties: Review of Real Estate to enhance values, Property Tax assessment review, Land divisions to enhance values, BPO - Broker Price Opinion services.

Hello,@Montana Mitchell, I will be able to get into the property itself but I don't have neough experience to assess it, the thing is most wholesalers in Houston (at least the ones I am dealing with) are always rushing you to take a decisions with no option period to back out.so I am considering the money I will pay for the desktop  appraisal as part of the due diligence (cost of doing business).

Some people have break even or negative cash flow properties but have huge equity growth like in California.You need to assess what 20k down plus what you can add to it can get you for investment opportunities in your local market.

Also, the tax assessment is about 50k above purchase price, so I may be able to get the taxes lowered some, but I not going to count on that.

What's really important is to do a realistic assessment of your financial position, risk tolerance, and what you would consider success.

We live in a "non-disclosure" state (AK), and past sale prices are not in the public records, however much critical information is: Lot size, square footage, ZONING (one of the most important IMO), # of beds & baths, year built, date of last deed change, city/county assessed value (do not mistake this for market value), taxes, and other info is (here) readily available on city/county websites.

Baltimore though has a rate of 2.25% of the assessed value, and they assess the properties often at unrealistically high values.Every market has it's strengths and weaknesses...I just feel that the DC areas market weakness is multifamilies.