Curb appeal is most important, the house must look good from the street.

I also check Realtor.com for local recent sales and also realstats.net for our area all you do is plug in a street name and a zip code.

I would have people call me and ask the rent, when I answered I would often here, "the guy down the street is $30/month cheaper".

Then in 3 years or so, go out on your own, with your "street degree".

They also need to remember where the rocks are and that collateral damage happens if they have a wipe out.The write offs Wall Street are taking are a bit disconnected from the mortgages given how they sliced and diced the mortgage backed securities.

Those loans are worth pennys on the dollar on wall street. http://www.youtube.com/watch?

Is there a place that you guys go to figure out what rents youcan get in a particular part of town or street?

What does everyone think about Google's street views?

All of Wall Street is getting bailed out by the taxpayer.

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