From making or recieving the call of a potential lead, then thru the numbers,the house rehab evaluation, the negotiations calls, then the paper work, closing and finally payday!!!

The rare agent who will evaluate and list your property without seeing the interior or the ability to show it. 

I would start by locating the best elementary schools in the area, evaluating properties against each other within the same school district to find the high and low ends of the fair market value spectrum for the type(s) of properties you are interested, for example, a 1200 square foot 3/2 SFR.

A shorter timeline for funding a loan means less time to evaluate a loan, and therefore increases the overall risk of the loan.

When evaluating properties around my region & California as a whole, I have found that it is quite difficult to reach the 2% rule or 50% rule in any properties at a glance.

When BRRRRing or evaluating long-term holds ARV / market value is better because it indicates whether it will cash flow (with a BRRRR) and/or has reasonable REO.

I'm currently evaluating the deal, but need to connect with a local property manager.  

@Gabriel Addy First lesson as a newbie, evaluate a deal to see if its a deal before spending (wasting) a bunch of time on it.

Normally, YOU, the buyer should be the one paying for the appraisal so you know its an arbitrary evaluation and not some scheme the realtor and the appraiser set up to up the price.

@Matt FerchSo the main things you need to understand for evaluating the deal are:What is the arv?