It's not quite as lucrative as flipping but it seems like a relatively easy way to lock up 1.5-2% returns in less than 48 hours help lol!

As I am clicking on the different parcel numbers, I stumble upon a property with a relatively high tax lien compared to other residential properties.

Short of taking a real estate related job, which it sounds like is not possible for you, I would say get out to meetups and expand your network.

Hello all!Not sure the right place to post this, my apologies if this is the wrong place. My father in law and I worked out a deal between us to allow me to buy a piece of land from him. Basically I do the labor and u...

I am a little paranoid about water accidents as I lost a relative to drowning so I do warn tenants on signing.

All of the data is shown right in front of you, and you have to apply your own heuristics for selecting the appropriate comps including their age, distance from the subject, counts of rooms, size within of each other, lot sizes, etc.We can discuss all day long about how good or bad Zillow data is, and honestly, it depends very much on the market, and how quickly a sale gets reflected in the public record.In my SoCal market, it's actually pretty quickly, and I often end up using a blend of suggested comps from Zillow and my own comps that I import from other places such as Redfin, your free MLS alternative.

Aside from that, my reasons for choosing Charlotte were that :It has a strong economy with a variety of industries & a growing tech sceneThe avg rent-to-income in Charlotte is around 27%, which makes it pretty affordable for tenantsThe rent to home price ratio was relatively high (2% rule, though it looks like it may need to be more of a 1% rule, as with other places)It's generally safe, with crime trending downward over the last 10 yrsNet inbound migration was highHome appreciation was up, but not ridiculously so like some other markets (like my home state in CO)It's near to several other potentially attractive markets if Charlotte _didn't_ work out for us, like Raleigh, Nashville.All these factors lead me to believe Charlotte is going to be a good place to acquire buy & hold rental properties and try my hand at a new business.

The potential tax problem related to the cost seg was not a thought when they made the decision to get the work completed which was a big hit to RE investors. 

IF YES: Should I terminate my existing business related accounts and create brand new accounts with new account numbers for each house to avoid confusion with the old accounts?

I want to find out the age of the roof, windows, and the status of thr plumbing as well too.