I’m using RealEstateABC.com to find comparables , and I know I can’t cross major roads to get my estimate for the property but how exactly do I distinguish major roads on the softwares map?

Hey @Pharaoh Mitchell and welcome to BiggerPockets!

Yours is not so much a software question as a markets question. The best way to learn the major road boundaries for any specific market is to drive/walk them regularly. The next best way is to ask someone who is active and knowledgeable in that market. The last resort way is to use Google Maps Street View feature to get a visual sense of the surrounding streets and neighborhoods.

Good luck!

@Mitch Messer Thanks 🙏🏽 If it’s not a bother, I have one more question sir, I am trying to put a property under contract for wholesale and the problem is that the market value is relatively 20k but it’s a 1400 sq foot property that needs a FULL REHAB. How do I go about the MAO?

Hey @Pharaoh Mitchell . Happy to help!

When you say market value is $20K, do you mean the after-repair value (ARV), which is what the property will be worth once fixed up? Or, do you mean it's worth $20K right now in its current condition?

• If the ARV is $20K, and it needs a full rehab, then you can stop right there: The property itself is worthless and you're basically buying a lot with a junker house that needs to be torn down. I'd move on, unless you know how to sell raw land.
• If the current value is $20K, then your MAO has to be $20K MINUS your wholesale fee. That is, you'd need to buy it below current value to be able to then sell it to an investor and still be able to make a profit as a wholesaler.

@Mitch Messer it was the arv THANKS A LOT SOR 🙏🏽 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽