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Steps To Follow When Looking At Properties In Different Markets #shorts

18 Jan 2025 · 1 min

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When evaluating properties in unfamiliar markets, start with Zillow to check comparable sales, then contact a local mom-and-pop brokerage if the deal looks promising. Small brokerages have decades of market knowledge and contractor relationships that big firms don't.

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And I always try in everything I do in life, the KISS theory, right? Keep it simple, stupid. So when we're looking at properties in different markets, the first thing we utilize is Zillow. Zillow really does give good comps, very good up-to-date comps. So that's what we utilize to find out, do we think we have a deal? And if we think we have a deal, then our next step is to reach out to a local realtor. When I say local realtor, I don't mean a RE/MAX or Keller Williams or one of those. We're looking for small mom-and-pop brokerages that have been there 30, 40 years that really know the market, that are used to dealing with investors, that have a lot of contractors that they utilize, and they're our best resource.