And now a word about intelligence analysis...With the advent of computers, we can process tasks a lot faster than with good old shoe leather.

The final appraised value of a particular house is going to be determined using the recent sales price only.

Basically I run down all of the local research for your property leads.Property Analysis (or Property Consultation) ServiceThe service includes:-An inspection of the subject and surrounding neighborhood-Exterior and interior pictures of the subject and pictures of surronding neighborhood-A detailed report containing the following information: **All the property details and tax information **Title Search **List of local comparables and an estimate of market value **A detailed list of needed repairs **Suggestions for upgrades worth considering **Suggestions for what the property will be best used for (Fix/Flip, Rental, Lease Option) **A list of financing options and costs of each **Rental cashflow analysis (if needed)Cost of service is $100 per houseTurnaround time is 24 to 48 hours.Not trying to play on anyone's emotions, just trying to offer a helpping hand for anyone who wants or needs it.

So last month, I finally bought my first rental.

I'm pretty sure all of that fundraising is finally going to pay off.

since you're estimating costs, ball park numbers are usually fine and this is what i would suggest doing to estimate repairs.if you're trying to do a detailed project analysis, you'll probably want the contractors to come see the property but you probably won't make any friends if you don't infact own the property yet because theres a good chance you are wasting their time considering how easy it is to lose a property to someone else before its in contract.

I don't have the time to analyze the property for you, but you can actually do it yourself with the property analysis tool they have here at biggerpockets.Go to the free property analysis tool

Do some basic analysis (rent for the market and/or ARV) and if it looks like a deal then offer it to your investors for a finder's fee.

YIKES), but run an analysis on it (see our property analysis tool), and see what other feedback you get from the crowd here.

I'm suffering from "analysis paralysis" though.