I'll also check Craigslist and sometimes use Google maps real estate feature to check current nearby rents not usually as effective but can give you some idea.

Now as to which one they've taken is a matter of personal preference ... of course this is also an educated guess I recently looked at a property with no comps in the nearby area what happened was they looked elsewhere.

For apartments I'm able to go online and discover what many nearby apartments are advertising various sized units for along with the amenities offered.

In fact, Phill Grove's MAPS program has come up 5-10 times in the last few months if you want to look through those threads.We need to grab that coffee we were trying to schedule and I can get you up to speed somewhat.

I was actually thinking about looking at houses today, but dang if this weather doesn't make my coffee pot look a lot more pleasant!

A smaller nearby house sold for 166K in July, (not a fixer) and one same sized for 140K AS-IS last month, after 100 DOM, down from initial list price of 157K.The house is a fixer upper.

Anxious and nervous newbie in Springfield area would LOVE to have a cup of coffee with someone doing the MH investing.

I was wondering if there's any active investor who is doing wholesaling in Fremont or near by east bay area.

It lets you compare to nearby houses.Finally, I talk to several realtors in the area.

After a few years, you might look into getting with a national service and do review appraisals, reviewing the work of others who did a home appraisal, last I heard those were $100. each, but you could do one an hour and drink all the coffee you want.I have a friend who has a very large national appraisal service and subs out work all over the country.