I would think that the realtor was probably working the obituaries.

Seems like the realtor kinda control most of the RE market.

CASH/FINANCING3. local real estate attorney who can do your closings4. title company5. inspector6. contractor (if you won't be doing repairs)7. information - from local businesses, chamber of commerce, local developer who knows the area8. a realtor who can possibly hook u up with looking at other properties in the area9. plane tickets to go view 30 - 50 properties over a few days.10.

I would HIGHLY recommend that you talk with a realtor in the area and get comparable sales in the area to determine what it will realistically sell for.

I've got the realtor going for more pics, and my brother in law (who is a contractor) going by to check it out for me.Also, how best to finance?

I routinely tell my customers that the absolute best way to get the most out of their house is to fix it up themselves and sell it with a realtor.

Additionally, I notice there is a huge difference in teh values when I have my realtor pull comps even when there isnt any "gated area".This brings me to this question...Does anyone have any other electronic AMV sites that they use that dont sapm the crap out of you when you use them?

If you want to pull some of that cash out, you can get a realtor's license and charge your company a listing or sales fee.

I got that from going on foreclosures.com and looking up the community informationFor most of the towns around here it was around 13-14% vacancy so I just madei t 15 to go on the safe side when doing the numbers...I dunno tho i'd have to check with some realtors around here though to get better numbersAnyway, I'll try to find the tax office around here...thanks!

Been a long time appraiser here in Sacramento, CA and have seen the light as far as the decline in demand for appraisers and have dusted off my real estate license. Would like to establish direct working relationships...