Use boolean tools + - "" (see wikipedia) to find better results faster than using google, etc.

Or if you had a contractor walk it with you initially and gave you an estimate, essentially getting an inspection before the offer.Also looks like you took an ARV given to you by the agent at face value.  

@Thomas Hart Getting a real estate website is an powerful tool that allow you to have full control over your brand.

If you ask them to objectively evaluate the condition of the house - say on a scale of 1 to 10 - your start creating doubt in their mind about the value of the house and set the stage for you telling them why you can only offer $X on the property, because there are $20k in repairs that are needed.By asking them where they came up with the number they are using as the value, you set the stage for challenging that belief, without it sounding like you are challenging them.Language is a powerful tool.  

Essentially they are buying properties in bad areas for $10k, rehabbing them for another $10k while installing a tenant, and then doubling their investment.If you're looking at properties in Franklin county (Where Columbus is) I would visit there and go through the areas you're looking at.

They are amazing tools, in Florida we can hide ownership as well as hide our purchase price if you are going to flip the end buyer doesn't need to see on Zillow you paid 1/2 as much as you are selling it to them for.  

According to analysis by Ben Leybovich you should calculate about $150 - $170 per unit per month for capital expenditures over time (boilers, water heaters, flooring, roofing, siding, etc, etc) for buy & hold properties.If your $600 is missing some of those items you might be in trouble.Hopefully, you've used the BP analysis tools (free!)

If the seller is using the county assessed value then guessing at a price its no wonder its been up for so long, they are not accurate.Get on Zillow, realtor.com, eappraisal, redfin (use the whats my house worth tool) to get a general ballpark of what homes have sold for near by and what these websites think the home is worth.

I have very simple but extremely "it all depends" kind of questions, but if I provide these following details perhaps the answers can be black and white and not so grey.Ok so I'm a starting investor and my essential goal is to own ten 4-unit buildings (40 units total), and cash flow $10,000 a month, clean income after all expenses.

The 1031 exchange is a a very powerful tool that can be used in a diverse number of ways to leverage your real estate investing career.