Ay best the selling to someone I know will love the property is only a secondary motive, although overwhelmingly it’s a marketing tool to make the buyer feel “special”.3.

 Google and the Wikibuy app both have great price comparison tools.

If not, then theres other pockets of the country that have good returns, you highlighted a lot of those areas that seem to be popular & also a lot cheaper up front with downpayments.  

They are great tools, and much cheaper than bringing in an investor or hard money lenders. 

In no particular order I have listed some of the most popular markets for out of state investorsCincinnati, OhioDayton, OhioToledo, OhioYoungstown, OhioCincinnati, OhioMemphis, TennesseeBirmingham, AlabamaKansas City, MissouriSaint Louis, MissouriIndianapolis, IndianaDetroit, MichiganErie, PennsylvaniaLouisville, KentuckyMilwaukee, WisconsinJackson, MississippiEach of these markets is popular with turnkey investors because of the low barrier to entry, high rental demand & high rent to price ratio.

I used a 203k loan on my first buy-and-hold/fox-and-flip and here was my experience:It is a great tool if it is one of your only options to get into a value-add property. 

Also, some marketing tools such as BombBomb have CRM-like capability.Your time as a rental agent should have generated a very valuable list of past contacts.  

Hi everyone.Any advice on how to inspect a townhouse, in terms of what to check, whether I should move tenants belongings around to see the walls and floors, what tools to bring, etc. etc.?

Realtors dont work for free.As soon as you call an agent, some of these tools in your tool bag evaporate.

There are drill bits where you can cut a hole in the wall, and actually drill through the wall cavity, above or below, and use the same drill bit to pull the wire back through.https://www.homedepot.com/p/Klein-Tools-3-Piece-Flexible-Drill-Bit-Kit-53721/203913339Something else to consider, the location where the cable enters the home could also be altered so that it enters through the wall into the bedroom, buried underground around the home, even against the foundation.