The area has some foot traffic from people visiting a handful of restaurants and bars and small retailers in the area.I am comparing a property like this with ones that are a mile or so away that have small parking lots in front.

Next is that most of us are rather lazy, we don't want to dig that footing or drive a truck as that can be real work, so, being the clever bunch we are we seek the easiest way to do business.

There are other issues that can be unique to any property but being armed with these initial concerns at your first meeting will let you put a better first foot forward with P&Z.

I'm hungry to make this work but I've got to start off on the right foot.

After looking for months I found an absolutely trashed property with a 1500 square foot house.

Keep putting one foot in front of the other.

One of the windows needs to be replacedCarpet must be cleaned or changedPossible copper stolen from underneath the homeA six foot portion of the chain link fence has been stolenPainting, inside and outWith absolutely no experience in rehabbing, I'm guesse-timating $5500 in repairs.

We took the 4th bedroom, which was adjacent to the master bedroom, connected it to the master bedroom, and turned that into the 150 square foot master closet.Was a big selling feature...

This is great for getting your foot in the door with less money up front if the seller is looking for a larger deposit.

You can compare the price paid for similar homes, and you can also determine the price per square foot that similar homes sold for - then apply that metric to the sq footage of your property.Point is, the ARV is determined by the market, not by the individual property.