They seem to have more data, more ways to dice it up and view it.

Most have staff that visit the county every day to compile this list.The reason they will share the data is because they do not sell data per say.

I think quality would be very important in an answering service, not just for the answers you get but the mood that you put potential sellers in; somebody who is subjected to a disinterested person making nearly minimum wage is not going to be flattered by such an obvious service gathering their data!

These are drive by appraisals.As properties sell the data will be re-evaluated and properties that are outside of the expected range will have their appraisal updated.Some wonder how you can check every property even if just from the street.

This really means you have to value correctly what you want and you need to be willing to pay for it.If you want to do your own comps there are services that provide the data to the MLS organizations.

The data is specific to the market the board covers.

I have developed a very simple process to follow which ensures consistency and response.

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If you go that route, you should still have a real estate lawyer look at your contracts to ensure they meet your local legal requirements.

The best way to analyze real estate cash flow is to complete an APOD (Annual Property Operating Data) worksheet, including all cash flows and tax implecations (taxing & depreciation/cost recovery) to determine the before and after tax ownership benefit (or loss).This is only the first step in analyzing a property's performance.