BiggerPockets

here in baltimore there are a ton of rough neighborhoods, I frequently go through them when looking at deals, and lots of investors gobble up cheap houses in them.

I was tossing around the idea of starting a field services service where I would take pictures of the entire property, do a written report of the condition (not inspection) just visual writeup. That way investors wouldn't have to visit tons of properties and I could charge a fee for it.

I figured this would serve two purposes, 1) I could make some money while Im already going through neighborhoods, and 2) it could be a good source of leads that other investors pass on.

Are there companies that offer these types of services, how much do they charge etc? I was thinking 50-75 per visit depending on size of house and area.

Shane, sorry I'm not selling them the physical lead. I'm going out to properties they are interested in buying and collecting photos, and info for them that way these investors don't have to go to ghetto neighborhoods that are out of their way.

Jon, it would be for a specific property.
Ex you are interested in buying XYZ main st ave in baltimore.

I figured it would mainly be for out of town buyers etc.

Just tossing around ideas. I didn't know if this kind of stuff would be useful. But it seems to get a thumbs down approval so far.

There have been whole courses written on how to hire, train, and manage "researchers" to locate junkers, fill out an inspection form, and track down the seller. My guess is that someone would be grateful to have someone to outsource at least part of that process to.

Is it worth your time? If you're going to be doing something like that anyway, I'd start contacting the sellers myself and try to get a referral fee or wholesale it.