Several years ago I took the real estate class and passed the test and everything just never ended up getting a job in real estate.  

Nothing has changed.Your choices include:Pulling files yourself and entering the data in a database or Excel filePaying someone else to do the above for youFind a data list provider An alternative to looking for probates is to market for other characteristics and deal with the probates as they come.

Because we were doing about 50 houses that year we did test it out and it worked ok, but I would have to say that I would not do it again where a bathroom floor and a hardwood floor from a hallway or such connected.

It will separate your transactions for each calendar year and continue downloading data as directed for 3 years after your purchase so a single software purchase should hold you over for a couple of years before you might need to upgrade to a new version.

I just have to take the state test and I should he able to join under a BIC. 

I think the plumbing test are going to be this weekend or Monday.  

Be honest because they might already know you are the owners only testing you to see if you are honest.Joe Gore

I'd be concerned with a $126K assessment and a $160K purchase price unless you had strong comparables data.

My partner and I have been leaning towards using our cash and doing just a single flip as we test the waters.  

It's a great way to create wealth for you and your partners.I assume that you have already obtained all the historical performance data from the seller, but if you have not, that is a good place to start to see how this property in particular has performed.