If not available at the library - use the coffee house method mentioned above.

Positive is location: Right near a busy inetersection and they are talking about a potential interstate connecter near by.

We discovered VA foreclosures and my wife just got approval last week on a house we found in a nearby county.

There are a few nearby (including Plainville) so I will give them a call once I'm ready to get that process started.

The best proxy for calibrating whether or not you are paying too much is to do a simple comparable or to compare nearby price/door.Ray Alcorn has a FANTASTIC article called, "What's It Worth - Deriving YOUR Capitalization Rate."

As Jon said, most likely it's the neutral that terminates at the ground screw, and was wired that way to fool a standard electrical outlet tester.Either replace the outlet with a non-grounded two-prong or run a ground from another nearby outlet that is properly grounded.

You should really get some good comparable sales nearby to estimate the current market value and ARV if any repairs are needed.Using $50/mo is a 4.5 vacancy if the $50 misc was all vacancy.

An associate of mine sent me info on a serious fixer-upper nearby that was an REO and being offered for sale by a wholesaler.

You notice it because you are in the neighborhood frequently as you are selling nearby homes and/or showing traditional buyers other properties.

Saying "NO" to myself when driving by my favorite crutch (Dunkin Donuts Iced Coffee).