How to analyze an off-market real estate deal
Establish the property facts first. Then examine comparable sales, assumptions and costs.
Confirm the correct property
Check the complete address and parcel identity before relying on bedrooms, bathrooms, living area, year built or property type. Preserve sources and flag disagreements. A confident number attached to the wrong property is not useful evidence.
Review sold comparables—not just asking prices
Look at sale date, location, property type, size and condition. Explain why a comparable fits and what differs. Asking prices are seller expectations, not completed sale prices. Weak evidence should lower confidence rather than create artificial precision.
Separate ARV, repairs and carrying costs
After-repair value is an estimate of value in an assumed completed condition. It is not today’s guaranteed sale price. Keep repair assumptions separate, and consider transaction costs, holding costs and the margin you require. Contractor bids and independent professional review matter.
Use Better Deal Intelligence as a research aid
Enter the full address, inspect sourced subject facts and review source details, confidence and available sold comps before using a valuation. Better may show limited results when evidence is insufficient. Available analysis tools and usage allowances depend on your account; no tool guarantees valuation accuracy or profit.
Common questions
What if bedrooms or bathrooms are missing?
Do not invent them. Check source limitations and verify the property independently before relying on a calculation.
Can Better guarantee an ARV?
No. ARV and repair figures are estimates based on available evidence and assumptions, not an appraisal or a guaranteed sale price.