Sometimes titles will be given like " 4 plex of town homes," but the reality is appraisal and appraisal techniques follow a uniform process and yes there is art to it but there are guidelines just like in the lending business (DTI ratios, LTV's, seasoning periods, etc/etc).Could it be possible that those town homes are 4 individual APN# (assessors parcel numbers) ?

Asking if anyone has techniques on how to skip trace without having to pay for it to be done.

Build up an understanding of traditional real estate marketing, techniques, and resources.Continually build your business acumen.

I recommend you study the techniques for low to no cash investing.  

This technique wouldn't fly for long in those areas. 

I'm brand new to REI and am just getting my feet wet with the language and techniques. 

Using this technique I bought a 4 Bed 2 Bathin Mesa ArizonaThe numbers look like this: Buying ARV $225,000 Principal $223,969 Equity $1,031 Monthly Payment $1,217 Cash to Seller $100 Cleaning $500 Cost In $600 Selling Lease/Option Tenant Buyer Fee to Me $25,000 Tenant Buyer Monthly $1,950 My Cash Flow Monthly $733 Cash To Me Tenant Buyer Fee to Me $25,000 3 Year's Cash Flow $26,388 3 Year's Principal Paydown $11,474 3 Year's Tax Write Off's $$$ $$$ To Me on A Slim Deal so far $62,862 ROI - Too Big To Compute ________ I did this one in Mesa AZ.

Along those lines, do you have any technique to delineate a balance of pice and occupancy? 

I am brand new to this and want to get some tips on a starting point and marketing techniques.

We will be comparing deal analysis techniques, it should be quite productive!