This is code-driven, meaning you do data entry by first inputting the property code, or vendor code, or tenant code, or...

Build a relationship over time, and you will be able to negotiate a somewhat lower commission, and receive invaluable information that a typical SALES agent will not have a clue about.

Originally posted by "**********":Edwin,I need to say a few things before we get into a heated uproar here.On Edwins behalf, in his original post he offered to pull property data free of charge, and he came through with this for free as he said he would!

Took one year to sell and wound up with enormous expenses and a "tremendous loss" in value.

Yes, I do need to do this, but I am unsure how to find some of this data.

Others are looking at the basic data for a lot of properties so in that sense they check a lot.You will look at more when you are starting out.

$8 Total Units 207 Building S.F. 64,219 No. of Buildings 23 Land Acres 7.85 Loan Description: Estimated Annualized Operating Data Actual Pro Forma Scheduled Income $1,507,923 $1,547,923 Other Income $11,368 $11,368 Less Vacancy Gross Operating Income $1,519,291 $1,559,291 Less Expenses $518,179 $472,297 Net Operating Income $1,001,112 $1,086,994 Less Loan Payment Pre-Tax Cash Flow $1,001,112 $1,086,994 Cash on Cash Return 9.67 % 10.50 % Scheduled Gross Income Unit Est.

Other areas are rental ghettos and yet they rise in value because there is a shortage of housing.So, you need to really understand the economics of an area before determining what strategies might work.

This is an invaluable resource for aspiring investors.

But the knowledge of how to is invaluable when it comes to dealing with contractors.