CPI Index shall mean the Consumer Price Index presently designated as the United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers, U.S.

If you have slightly less money to toss around, look into the family-friendly San Roque area, where two bedrooms generally go for the more modest price of $1800-2000.

I have been consuming as much information from BP as possible since I found it a few weeks ago.

Since then, I've been consuming investing material and listened to almost every single podcast on BP and am reading "Investing in Real Estate" by Gary Eldred.

I guess what I was looking at were standard finishes; things that work for "modest" housing in developing urban neighborhoods that look nice but aren't custom or high-end at all.

Historically Dallas has very modest appreciation which is why the median price is only $140,000 in spite of a booming economy.

If the county has a GPS overlay or points you can get very close with a handheld consumer type, good for bearings too, for accuracy you can't get the units surveyors have, they don't let common folks play with those for security reasons, agricultural units get pretty accurate too I believe.If I'm putting up a fence, I usually guess and use an engineer's tape and compass, never had an issue.

Whenever a consumer calls me about one of my listings, I always ask if they are already working with an agent.

Its a little tough to do that research but most consumers do this already.

I may have a spreadsheet for what you are trying to do with these comps, but it is late and I am ready to hit it.Recommendation: If you can outsource finding your comparables and/or doing databases and spreadsheets, because they are time consuming and your time will be better spent on speaking with Seller's and getting the properties under contract.