Title Searching and Other Research

Okay here is what I am trying to find out.
How would I find all the apartment complexes in a city and contact the owner directly, by phone or mail?

DG Family... I have a quick question.

When reading material here on DG.com and other RE sites as well as mentor groups, I always here agents saying that accurate comps come from recently SOLD properties, not just LISTED properties.

So my question is, isn't TVRE giving values based on the average of the LIST prices of Zillow.com and eppraisal.com?

I'm sure having an agent pull comps is by far the most accurate way to go; I was just wondering if there was a way to figure the value first before even contacting your realtor, that way... by the time you start talking you'll already know what your limits are for an offer.

What are your thoughts or am I just thinking about this wrong?

Thanks.
Brian

Okey, so I used the search field under Dean's chin for "holding costs" and while there were a lot of results, there wasn't anything specific to this particular topic by it's self.

I thought I'd bring this one up for anyone else who may also have this question:

~How do I figure up holding costs?

Thanx for your replies

Can someone either point me in the right direction or send me a spreadsheet that will analyze Commercial (Apt) building for due diligence??

Thanks
ArrElle

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