(And  by the way, if I was running a crowdfunding site that actually had superior due diligence, I would post my history online, update  it every week, and use it to swallow up huge amounts of market share by pointing out that 99% of my competitors were not willing to do this.

Your points on DIL are well made, and I've used a variety of methods to paper the file when trying to obtain DIL's, including extremely well written (pro-lender) Pre-negotiation letters.

There is a method called snowballing.

It would be a little disappointing to not get anything from using a method that seems to help other people land at least 1 deal a month from 160 letters while I'm sending out 300.

Hello Everyone,My name is Tonia and I am a new member from the Duluth MN Superior WI (the Twin Ports) area.

An appraiser would calculate their value based on what they call the "income method".Rents historically have also increased at roughly the rate of inflation.

Willing to explore any methods.

As @Brandon Turner mentioned the podcasts are amazing, and it will also give you a flavor to the many different methods you can invest in, for example this week @Ankit Duggal had an INCREDIBLE podcast on RE tax lien investing - was eye opening (at least it was for me).

I suspect that this may be a scenario that he is more likely to consider after a duration of me pushing the house enough to get a decent amount of interest and he realizes that he's not going to get what he's asking on it.My question has to do with the method by which I would endeavor to sell this house for him.

I personally would not use any method like that as a final determination of value but as a cursury value it can be useful.