Overview

As a real estate investor myself, I am in several Facebook real estate investing groups where I see at least once a day someone asking "How do I determine ARV?", "How can I expand my buyers list?" or "Why do I need a real estate agent?" Assisting investors in determining ARV or getting a list of potential buyers are just a few the things that having a investor-friendly real estate agent on your Power Team can do to help you with your business. Now you might thinking that there are several sites that will give you basic information on what recent properties sold for, but you still need to determine how these properties are different to your property. And the MLS is probably the most accurate way to determine what houses will sell for in any given neighborhood, as it allows an agent to select certain perimeters that those other sites just can't do. So, the best answer I've seen to the question of "How do I determine ARV?" is "Find an investor-friendly real estate agent." As a real estate investor, you might be wondering why an agent would help you...what's in it for them (me)? I'm sure you come across some motivated sellers that you just can't help. Perhaps you've come across a seller that doesn't have enough equity to make the deal worthwhile for an investor or a property that doesn't need any repairs so the seller wants full retail value...these aren't a real estate investor's kind of motivated seller but these are the perfect kind of sellers that you can refer to your investor-friendly real estate agent. That's a win-win. You can get the use of the services of a licensed real estate agent in exchange for assistance in generating leads. Also, if you have found a property on the MLS that you'd be interested in making an offer on, you can contact me in order to make an offer on your behalf. These commissions are paid by the seller - you're out nothing.