The valuations are not always correct but the trends usually are.

Yes the property is in bad shape and to rebuild brand new is to costly and you couldn't sell for the price I want to sell for

With the right research and understanding of the market trends, you can makeh sound investments that could pay off big in the future.

@Kenneth Woodruff I think we would just need 5 or 6 studies on Single Families and there would be a clear trend.

This was the criteria I used (it's heavily based on the Best Ever Syndication Apartment book written by Joe Fairless):Criteria UnemploymentGet this information from Census.gov under the “Selected Economic Characteristics” data tableCalculate the unemployment change over a five-year period using the unemployment percentage for the city for the last five yearsIdeally, you want one that is decreasingA low, stagnant rate is acceptableA high and/or low increasing rate is unfavorablePopulationBoth the city and MSA population data can be found on Census.gov The city data will be under the “Annual Population Estimates” data tableThe MSA data is located in the “Annual Estimate of the Resident Population” data tableCalculate the population change for both the target market city and the metropolitan statistical area (MSA) using the population data for the last five years for the marketAn increasing population is idealA stagnant or decreasing trend is unfavorable, Especially if apartment supply is on the rise Population AgeFind this data on the Census.gov website under the “Demographic Characteristics” table.

Without skin in the game, this guy isn't motivated to keep paying and keep the property in good shape. 

But i have very good trend calculated on actual sales for each area.Is there a significant other supporting you while you're chasing your real estate empire dream?

Now that my personal finances are in better shape, I plan to open a taxable brokerage account and use gains generated in the stock market as additional capital to invest in real estate.My primary interests include long term, buy and hold strategies; real estate financing methods; single family and small to medium multi-unit properties; and property management.

have been appraising for 25 plus years and seeing wholesalers a growing trend. been on the fence on this company for months

I reached out to a real estate broker and asked for properties they are having trouble selling i.e. rough shape or other challenges.The realtor mentioned a property and I am looking for some conventional direction on how to work with the agent on a wholesale lease option.