Hard money loans are loans from private individuals rather than banks.

I deal with a lot of out of state investors and what I will say is that you can find really good rental properties in this area, but I would not spend what you are talking about spending.

My company and I mainly work with individuals who currently receive monthly payments from selling their homes, business, commercial properties, etc. and match them with investors for a commission.

Plus I have more exit strategy options.Choice is ultimatley up to each individual investor on what types of portfolios they choose to operate.

The goal of building a buyers list is ideally to get repeat buyers moving your properties.

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I do not have much experience in this field at all, but I have read quite a bit on the investment side and have a lot of motivation to become an active individual in this field and do what it takes to succeed as an investor.

That along with figuring in a couple different factors normally gives me a fairly good general estimate of ARV.To be more accurate, you should pull 3-5 individual comparable houses (roughly the same square footage, bed/baths, amenities, etc.) that have sold in the last 3 months (sometimes 6 months depending on your market) and figure an average sold price per square foot and then multiply that by your house's square footage.Curt, on a side note, do you find a formal appraisal to be an accurate estimate of what it will realistically sell for?

We are the individuals that never made them sweat and now they are certainly overlooking the loyal & worry free customers/investors.

Making those changes will transform a good deal into a better one.Scenario C:The tenants began to pay their own utilities in December 2008, because the seller installed individual meters (Rent Utility Bill Back System [RUBBS]), and the seller reduced their rents (by roughly $100 per unit).