Even sophisticated folks rely, at best, on databases like CoStar and REIS which hardly provide any big data analytics.

You could always run your own comparables on homes in the area that have sold near buy or are for sale.

He runs a good meetup there.Tapan

I was in the exact same boat about 1.5 years ago Justin.The properties that I buy are Very inexpensive, so this strategy wouldn’t be as effective on properties sat over 100k...Basically, my first 2 deals were home runs, meaning after the renovations we more than doubled our inItIal Imveatment.Purcjase prIce on house 1 was 24k, +6k In remIbatIons whIch I funded wIth cash. we refIed that one for 70k whIch resulted In mt InItIal onbeatment comong back plus an extra 30k or so.

Your margins are slim as the numbers run tight. 

I figure its the way things are moving tech wise and the ROI pencils out for something that can basically run in the background of my other efforts.

Being a Pro member gives you access to this but you should always run anything by an attorney to be safe.

Developer may have had good intentions in the beginning, but too often seem like they run out of money before they can fulfill promises.  

@Adam Karr You can try the killz approach, but if it's cat pee, it's probably not that simple.Other avenues are to run a high-power ozone generator and if unsuccessful, replacing the sub floor.

Don't look for the home run.