I tied up a home in Birmingham, MI and plan to add square footage and renovate for sale.

The MLS is on-line, open to the public in many locations.It is a modified mls, but does include photos, asking price, square footage, lot size, often the age of the building, views, what town it is in, and a description of the best features.You can sit at home, pick out a few that look promising, and then call either your agent or the listing agent to make arrangements to see it and get more information.The seller has a contract and you should not be able to go around the listing agent, so it doesn't hurt you to call the agent for info.

I don't completely trust other people's estimates, I always do them myself using a spreadsheet that calculates price per square foot.

yes control w a master lease plus an option, you need to find a problem that has a motivated seller.

Welcome to Bigger Pockets @Marshall Washington !

Per square foot?

I think a great way to begin using BP is to read the Bigger Pockets Ultimate Beginner's Guide to Real Estate Investing as Josh and Brandon did a great job with it.And now that you're here we'd love to see you be an active member of the BP community so be sure to set up Keywords Alerts for your local area such as "Fairfax" or "Washington DC" if you're looking to find potential opportunities for investing, education in a subject, or other members in your area.

You have a super sweet deal w/ a 0% interest loan, especially if you have such a minimal (or deferred) payment.

We tried to add earthquake insurance on our house in Vancouver, WA, and it was ridiculously high, like they put the replacement building cost of the home over $200000 higher than we paid for the home, then said the insurance would be like $1000 per month with a 10% deductible based on the higher value of the home.

This possibly will also cause your current net to be reduced.Are your 2 properties in WA?