I'm looking to jump back in but need to explore new strategies and may be out of touch with the market.

Nick, consider contacting @Amanda Han, she is based in SoCal, an expert in the field and active member of BiggerPockets community.

This is a seller whose asking price is based on something other than market value – such as I want to sell and retire with a million (now 5 million) dollars.

I'm both a realtor & investor from the greater Los Angeles area but based in San Diego, looking to take off with my first deal.

Exactly how much the lenders will lend is based on the data on the property's marketability and the borrower's credit score. 

Even if specific performance is plausible based on the terms of the agrement, this is costly and timely to pursue.

Long time podcast listener, but have just recently joined the community.I'm based in Sydney, Australia and am new to the US real estate market.

With increasing vacancies, fewer deals are priced based on going-in yields.

How do you plan on going about your ARV from a comp-based perspective?

This really could be all over the place based on what type of properties ones has and where they are located.Expenses and mortgage also greatly affect the bottom line.Someone with 5 properties could be killing it or not have two nickles to rub together.