The SLO assessors website has little more than tax assessment and basic characteristics like beds and baths, despite lots more info being public record.

Property is in very good condition and I could purchase at tax assessed value.

So he couldn't really assess what the condition of the sewer line was or the extent of the sewer water damage down there, nor could the home inspector.Also, there are no sewer clean outs.So we've pushed this back to the sellers to fix.

Appraised at 230K in 2017, have copy of appraisal)Personal Residence:                                      $147,000                    $230,000 (95,000 15 year mortgage 3.25%, matures April 2027 / 60,000 HELOC, Bangor Savings, 4.375% / 3 year funding / 10 year payoff, matures 2031)Following buildings are owned “free and clear” with assessed or estimated value after169 Silver St. $325,00017 Boutelle Ave $395,00060 Pleasant St. $200,00028 Pleasant St

I'd like to work with someone who has experience with out-of-area investors and helping them understand the rental market, improve my ability to assess area properties remotely, and provide advice on things like taxes, whether properties are in floodplains, etc.

The MLS sales data shows that as well.Account Closed I totally agree with your assessment, there is a lot of fear mongering regarding the recession.

We are practicing more with the calculators and assessing deals but I'm sure there are plenty of things we haven't considered or encountered. 

In it I worked with one of the largest property manager's in Birmingham to grade all of the neighborhoods in the metro area on an A-F scale so investors can assess the level of risk with a particular property.

Often times the assessor will show the % of the assessed value that the lands makes up.If the asking price is significantly less than what you calculated above, then I'd say you do some more due diligence and try to find a developer to send it to.Good luck!

This is the only way we assess ARV and we are pretty good at it.