That is where you can establish a solid ARV, maybe go to a real estate investor meeting as soon as you are able because as the others have said, you should not have much confidence in what tools like Zillow give for the data.

Joel - 1) I would recommend  getting an idea  where you stand  based on your  current income  / assets / credit  so that you can  establish a present " baseline "  plus  so you can make sure  that there are no wrinkles on credit  scores / history 2) if you have any specific  scenario that you are targeting -  getting  a  conditional  pre approval   using whatever scenario you want to use - should be possible  ...this will allow you  to confirm if the plans you have are  valid and  have a chance to work 

I was referred to BP by a friend and I've recently developed a passion for real estate investing.

We have never built a house and our development research says you can built for all sorts of $$ / sqft and we don't have a good contractor that we can trust. 

Any advice is gladly appreciated, I am new to the development and new construction aspect of real estate.Thanks

It they are in the right neighborhoods then developers are coming in and converting these structures.

Our hope while traveling the country for the next year or so is to connect with other investors  and develop a real estate business/portfolio that supports the simple, yet adventurous, lifestyle that we want to live while also helping others to do the same.  

I have development projects in these areas and always looking for moreCurrently in the Sharswood/Brewerytown area I have 3 triplexes full renovation, 3 duplexes new construction and in Germantown I have two large multifamily projects in the works

Then develop a financing plan, nobody is going to give you money for free.

If you drive the 4900 block of Cedar St you’ll see a beautiful 3 story victorian twin homes that have gone up in price over the past year and a half.West of 52nd in the Cobbs Creek area rehabbed homes have began to sell very quickly on the market as well as people have started flipping and putting homes on the market.There is a large amount of development projects planned in University City over the next ten years.