Usually they get people who just moved here and aren't ready to buy yet, or professionals who know their jobs will transfer them to another city in a year or two.

By the way, my husband and I are professionals with full-time jobs.

However, chances are professional trades will be faster and better than you at their craft.

I felt I had ample justification (i.e. multiple comps, professional appraisals, etc) on both of them for why I felt the assessed value should be lower.In response, the County lowered one of the properties to what I suggested.

I have a steady 9-5 professional job decent income but under 6-figures.

Included in that, the MLS searches out comp data far quicker and cleaner than anything else out there.

And to back up, if I had not had a formal education I doubt I would have seen the opportunities in other industries or have been accepted by other professionals (socially and professionally) to earn a seat at the table so to speak.As an example, I made a home loan to an engineer, then he came to me for a business loan.

Property is so expensive in Australia so we are constantly stunned by what you can buy here, and so many are cashflowing really well.We've just had a bit of trouble organising property management too, I guess its very easy and professional in Oz.

What really keeps that going are the professional students as Ph.d, MD, JD students.

If you want to buy liens or are building a strategy that is not common speak with a professional in the state that really knows the rules.