Hopefully someone will have some more precise information than I, but I like to toss out ideas; you know, provide some diversity in perspective. 

Yes it is - Redfin pulls listings from MLS and other sources and the filters in redfin are excellent for precise comping (proximity to house, sq footage...etc)

@Stephen Johnson , awesome post Stephen.On the property sold by one of the wholesalers for me, I asked him the same thing: do not mark up the property - precisely for the reason you mentioned.I like your calling the cash buyers in the area approach even though I have not implemented that in my business as much as I should.Lastly, I agree with you: bandit signs work very well.

Hey guys,I am looking to invest in SoCal, more precisely in Orange County, in the next few months.

@MarkPedroza - Precisely.

I will say though that using the argument if “banks are smart enough to loan on it” isn’t the best argument at the moment 😂 Precisely. 

Amy, I understand you may not be accustomed to paying for a walkthrough and every dollar is certainly important, but $100 seems like a pretty trivial amount of money to spend on a project that might end up netting you $15k or more.If you've read J Scott's book, my suggestion would be to do a rough estimate yourself and if the property meets your criteria based on that, call a GC to get a more precise estimate.

This way your questions can be more precise & specific about your questions.

It is unclear what your precise business model is so my advice would be to ignore any advice you've received thus far.  

. :) He just helped walk me through a tough deal I am working on with precision and expert advice.