Through a combination of active and passive RE investments, and fortunate increases in income from existing RE investments, this goal was achieved.

A lot depends on what the contract says.Please bear in mind I am NOT your attorney and you should seek legal advice from your own attorney.

Getting them all checked and providing the municipals the evidence the valves are working all at once will save time and possibly money.This same process can be applied to other activities that need to be on a consistent schedule. 

I’ll be glad to put you in touch I know it has been a while since this thread has been active but what is the local meetup?

@Thang NguyenA comp is just any recently sold or currently active or pending transaction.The data in Zillow, Redfin, Realtor.com and others is exactly what's in the MLS.Whatever is in the MLS gets syndicated to one or more of the sites.

how do I determine which market to begin my real estate investing strategy - seeking small multi family units with positive cash flow of $100/unit of more

We are in our early thirties and want to live somewhere that has a lot of activity and feel like the big city without being in the center of everything. 

My son is thinking of buying his first home in Saint Robert MO...he is active duty military but will most likely get out very soon and the property will then be a rental...does anyone have experience in Saint Robert?

If that is variable state to state or institution to institution, then it may be worth seeking another mortgage guy to investigate cash out refinance options.

UPDATE: We ended up closing around 8wks instead of their requested 2wk, due to one of the 2 owners/sellers' power of attorney papers being from while he was on vacation overseas.Only the front door keys were given, so we had to change the back door locks/keys.2 weeks after closing, various agent were still walking around and into the property's rear where we were gardening, and showing us on their phones that the property was still listed for sale and 'Active' on c21.com by Agent-owner's listing broker.Was wondering why they never updated it still yet - not pending, not in contract, not even sold after the sale til i complained to the broker people were walking in to inspect.Wonder if there are fines for not updating listing status, and who imposes them - MLS, CalBRE, or?