I have a couple of videos with tips and tricks on how to find sweet real estate deals but I realize that sometimes people just don’t have time to sit and watch a video.

So here you go: A quick tutorial with pictures on finding a good deal and verify the comps.

In this example, I’ve picked a City outside of where I currently live (Tampa, FL), and within 5 minutes I’ve found a house with great profit spreads, solid comps and I’m ready to make my offer.

First, get an account at foreclosure.com (free 7 day trial) – search for foreclosures in your favorite city and you will see the listing price and how it compares to the Zillow Zestimate (I know, zestimates aren’t very accurate – but if you see a BIG difference, then it’s worthy of future investigation).  In this example, asking price is $59k and the zestimate is $109k.

Here is a 3/2 1500 square feet on Santa Monica Drive.  Go to Zillow.com and enter the address and be sure to filter for 3/2’s with 1200-1800 square feet sold within the last 6 months.  Clearly there are similar houses that sold within, if not more than the the zestimate.
BOOM!  I’m ready to make an offer on that house!  Get your free trial foreclosure.com account and find some real deals.
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