Hello everyone, I'm still new and fresh to Bigger Pockets.

Sometimes having something a little more aged can look good if everything else is fresh.

When it comes to multi-family investment properties, the Zestimate in the parts of Allegheny County that I've studied is less accurate than it is when it comes to single-family homes, to the tune of 50% on target within 10%, 50% inaccurate in the scattershot way I've described.I would encourage you to think of the Zestimate as our outfit does, yet another tool in buying and selling properties, an independent statement of value that has outsized power over the decisions of casually-informed buyers and sellers, and even more importantly, a statement that can be manipulated to achieve your desired outcomes.So my thinking goes like this: when YOU buy and sell as an investor, especially one making make-or-break first moves, you have to learn how to do your own comparative value assessments, and you have to learn how to do them using the same detailed techniques that the most experienced and successful local wholesalers and foreclosure buyers use, not agents who have the time to "pull comps" for free for every fresh-faced lookie-lookie with a preliminary loan approval letter in their pocket.

I'd rather start fresh with a gutted flood house vs going into an existing heavy cosmetic like this. 

It seems the greatest rent increases for us have come in Watauga, where the houses were renting in the LOW $900 range, now that same house just rented for $1095, with one next door to it just slightly larger, but it got a fresh renno, it rented for $1295 mo. 

This house was move in ready but we gave it fresh paint and updated some appliances.I think the best thing to do is just start where you are and make connections.

My agent (not to blame) thought it would be wise to cut small amounts each week just to keep it fresh on the MLS.

Hello All,After making a few investments in East Bay last year and managing them personally this year, I am now ready to make some more investments, preferably outside of the Bay Area for diversification purposes (Japan earthquake is fresh in my mind too).

If you're a California investor looking for a fresh start in 2024, Reno might be the perfect fit.

The only reason I embarked upon building MustFeed.com was that once it is fully populated, the website will continue to maintain itself with fresh content every day.It seems to be a constant juggling act between a great idea, good content, promotion and business development.