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0:00 hey guys welcome to batch tv my name is 0:02 landry morby and in this video we’re 0:04 going to be jumping into comping within 0:06 batch leads hopefully by the end of this 0:08 you have a little bit more confidence 0:10 when you comp your next property so my 0:12 main goal for these videos is to provide 0:14 value and simple tips and tricks that i 0:16 know that you can easily apply to your 0:18 own business so let’s jump into it by 0:21 the way quick disclaimer that some of 0:23 the information in this video may be 0:25 blurred out for privacy purposes but 0:27 you’ll be able to see everything in your 0:29 own account so don’t worry about that 0:31 [Music] 0:36 so in my batch leads the great thing 0:38 that we’re going to be going over in 0:40 this video is that you can access the 0:42 comping tool from multiple different 0:44 areas so you can find it in properties 0:47 through your saved addresses in your 0:49 database you can comp properties if you 0:52 pull up a specific address or you pull a 0:54 list through list search nationwide and 0:57 you can also do it if you’re texting 0:58 somebody maybe they reply back to you 1:00 and they throw a number out there of a 1:02 price they have in mind that maybe 1:03 they’d sell for you can pull up the 1:05 address and use the comping tool right 1:07 then and there so i’ll show you guys 1:09 those things a little bit later but 1:10 we’ll go into properties first 1:12 and show those examples 1:16 so here i’m just going to grab one of my 1:18 addresses all you have to do is click on 1:20 that that property to open up the 1:22 details so let me just grab that all 1:25 right so i’m going to go to this 1:27 property i have saved in my account so 1:29 once you click on that address you’ll be 1:30 able to open the details and see things 1:32 like when it was built how long they’ve 1:35 owned it you can see this person has 1:37 owned this property for over 20 years 1:39 which is crazy 1:40 and the last sale date the last sale 1:43 amount so this owner bought the property 1:46 back in 1:47 2002 for 170 000 1:51 so let’s dive into the comping tool this 1:54 comparables tab that you’ll see on your 1:55 account 1:58 and let’s start comping so before we do 2:02 i do want to bring up some quick ground 2:04 rules which are super important that you 2:06 just want to keep in mind and i know 2:08 that they can vary just depending on the 2:09 market you’re working in so what i’ll 2:12 share with you is not an end-all be-all 2:14 but it’s definitely a great place to 2:16 start when you’re jumping into this um 2:18 to give you an idea to find that good 2:21 comp a lot quicker 2:22 so here’s this quick little note if you 2:25 want to pause the video you know take 2:27 note of this we’re going to be looking 2:29 for comps that are within a quarter to a 2:31 half mile of the property in question so 2:33 i want it to be close 2:35 and of course you know just we could 2:36 start it out broader and narrow it down 2:38 but i do want it to be as close as 2:40 possible and then i also want the 2:42 comparables to be sold within the last 2:45 three to six months so i don’t want to 2:46 be looking for anything that’s pending 2:48 or even that’s active i’m looking for 2:50 sold 2:51 in a short amount of time we can adjust 2:54 that just kind of depends on how hot the 2:56 market is in your area 2:58 we also want to be looking in the same 3:00 subdivision an appraiser would never 3:02 leave a subdivision and we’re trying to 3:04 comp like an appraiser 3:06 you also want to be staying within plus 3:08 or minus 200 square feet of the property 3:11 so you don’t want it to be too much 3:12 larger or too much smaller 3:15 you want it to be the same property type 3:17 so if you’re looking at a ranch home 3:19 you’ll be comparing with another ranch 3:21 home or single family with single family 3:24 mobile home with mobile home 3:26 and then do not ever cross major 3:30 crossroads i know it can be tempting 3:32 when you see something that sold for a 3:33 really awesome price and you know maybe 3:36 if it’s even within that half mile but 3:38 it’s right across a big busy highway 3:41 you have to stay away from that and then 3:43 you want it to also be within 2 500 3:46 square foot of the lot size so once 3:49 again not too much larger or too much 3:51 smaller 3:52 and then same levels or stories so if 3:54 you are looking at your property in 3:56 question it’s a one story you will 3:58 definitely not want to compare with two 4:00 level properties and then also if you 4:03 run into any comps that have a pool and 4:06 yours doesn’t or vice versa same thing 4:10 with if your comp has an extra or you 4:13 know less number of bedrooms and your 4:17 property you know has a different number 4:19 then you have some adjustments here too 4:21 that you can kind of keep in mind so 4:23 plus or minus 10 000 adjustment off of 4:25 that estimated value if they do and you 4:28 don’t have a pool you know or you know 4:30 the other way around 4:32 same thing for the bedrooms but for 5000 4:34 around there so let’s start adjusting 4:37 some of these filters kind of keeping 4:39 those ground rules in mind 4:41 so looking at the property i have up 4:44 here let’s just expand this you can see 4:46 it’s a two level property just regular 4:49 a single family home residential so 4:52 we’re gonna go down 4:54 and set i’m looking for residential 4:56 comps 4:57 single family 4:59 down for the mls data we’re going to 5:02 take off active and pending so if you 5:04 want to think about it this way this is 5:05 how i think of it 5:07 actives are like wishes 5:09 pendings are maybes and sold is just 5:12 what it is so once again you don’t want 5:14 to be comparing with properties that are 5:16 active for a certain listing price that 5:19 could maybe not even sell for anywhere 5:21 near that listing price it could be you 5:23 know selling in the future for way less 5:25 or way more even same thing with pending 5:28 so that’s kind of a maybe 5:29 range you only want to be comparing with 5:31 properties that have indeed sold within 5:36 this time frame so we want it to be 5:39 recent and 5:41 this can vary just once again depending 5:43 on how hot your market is so we’ll do 5:45 three see what we get um maybe we’ll 5:48 start with six we’ll go down to 5:50 three and you know if it’s too large of 5:53 a number we’ll start with six here just 5:55 to see what we got 5:56 and then this i didn’t bring up in those 5:59 rules the built within a number of years 6:02 just because some investors 6:04 are comparing only with properties built 6:07 within 5 years some do 10 some even do 6:09 20. and it really just depends again on 6:12 what market you’re in the types of 6:14 properties that you’re comparing with or 6:16 that you have in question so i’m just 6:18 going to leave it right in the middle 6:20 because you want to be thinking about 6:22 when a property is built in a different 6:24 you know time frame you’re dealing with 6:27 a different hvac roofing things of that 6:30 nature so i’ll just keep it right in 6:32 between but you can adjust that just 6:33 depending on what you’re looking for 6:36 and then we’re going to go down to the 6:38 location and i want this to be pretty 6:41 close we want to do a half mile 6:44 and see what we get there and you can 6:46 see down in this section here before we 6:49 hit the filter button 6:51 this is going to be where it will show 6:53 you 6:53 just move this bar over 6:57 so this one that we’re looking at does 6:58 not have a pool so here’s the section 7:00 right here if you wanted to you could be 7:02 filtering out with properties that do or 7:04 don’t so you don’t have to worry about 7:06 the adjustment that is there so many 7:08 different things you can use to filter 7:10 those comps but i’m going to do the 7:12 stories we’ll leave the pool alone 7:14 there’s not too many that do have one 7:16 so i’m gonna do two stories i once again 7:18 do not want to be comparing with one 7:20 level homes when mine is two levels 7:23 so we’ll click filter and one thing 7:25 you’ll want to notice here as well are 7:27 these quick filters definitely check 7:29 these out this can give you a really 7:31 really great idea of what else is 7:34 happening in this area like right here 7:37 there have been seven cash transactions 7:39 now i haven’t filtered this out but 7:41 still you could pull these up and this 7:43 can give you ideas for other properties 7:45 that you want to invest in you know the 7:48 let’s move this bar over so you can see 7:50 some of the other options 7:52 if any have been financed if any are 7:54 free and clear owner occupied absentee 7:57 owner so don’t forget to look at this so 7:58 that you’re not missing out on maybe 8:01 potential opportunities in the future 8:03 so let’s go ahead and click filter we’re 8:05 just going to see this go down so right 8:07 now there’s a total of 24 comps popping 8:09 up and when i hit filter let’s see what 8:12 that changes to 8:13 perfect so this has switched over to 8:16 nine 8:17 and let’s just take a look at the map 8:19 this one is a little 8:21 kind of like a gray area because this 8:23 road right in between kind of looks like 8:25 a main road but then the rest of this 8:27 neighborhood looks like it’s the same 8:29 area so i’m just going to try to focus 8:31 on this spot over here there’s just a 8:33 couple across that street but you know 8:35 keep that in mind try to stay as close 8:37 as possible same subdivision 8:39 it does look very similar though 8:42 if you want to as well just showing what 8:44 else is on this map 8:46 you can use this boundary tool on top of 8:48 your filters to narrow it down into that 8:50 specific subdivision if you just want to 8:52 focus on those in this bottom list 8:54 of those comps so let’s just do that to 8:57 keep it really straightforward 9:01 and grab this section here 9:06 and we’ll just grab those 9:08 so now we’re just going to focus on 9:10 those 9:12 those six properties instead 9:15 and you can hover over these or click on 9:17 them by themselves on the map but we’re 9:18 going to just look at them in this list 9:20 and start getting into comping 9:23 so now that we have those filters it’ll 9:24 make it a lot easier and quicker to find 9:26 a really good comp which is the whole 9:28 idea you can see your property in 9:29 question on the map it’s that navy blue 9:31 one same thing down here with the star 9:34 so let’s take a look at some of the info 9:36 here 9:37 you can see that our property in 9:39 question has four bedrooms and three 9:42 bathrooms 9:44 at the square footage is around 2600 9:47 square feet the lot size is a little 9:49 over 9 9 300. 9:52 it was built in 2001 it does not have a 9:54 pool it was sold for 170 000 in 2001 10:00 so let’s start looking at these and you 10:02 can use these little these arrows 10:06 within each of these sections if you 10:08 want to bring up you know ascending or 10:11 descending so maybe we’ll do the price 10:13 and make sure that we’re seeing 10:16 the properties that sold for the most at 10:18 the top if it isn’t already 10:20 there you go so now that’s in order i 10:21 just click these little arrows right 10:23 here so that i can see what sold for the 10:26 most and start looking at those in order 10:28 so we’ll move over here and start 10:30 looking at the rest of these so we’ll 10:32 just start over here at the top and you 10:35 can see this one right here is around 10:39 a quarter mile of our property in 10:41 question and it also has four bedrooms 10:43 and three bathrooms 10:45 the square footage is exactly the same 10:48 2600 or so 10:50 and then the lot square footage this is 10:52 also within the 2500 i know it would be 10:55 around 6 800 10:58 out of that that would be a little bit 11:00 too low so i’m just going to be looking 11:02 at this one 11:03 for this example it was built within 11:05 2003 11:07 it also does not have a pool and it was 11:09 sold for 550 000 11:12 just a couple months ago which is great 11:15 so i want to take a deeper look at this 11:16 everything’s looking really good with 11:18 that criteria that i’m looking for so i 11:21 opened up the photos right there just so 11:22 you can see 11:23 with this photo option you can also 11:25 click on the property address and open 11:28 up a whole new tab just to show you what 11:29 that looks like if you wanted to dive 11:31 into the details here just completely 11:34 separate so we’ll come back to that in a 11:36 second 11:37 let’s go back here 11:38 and see what’s going on on the inside 11:41 let’s take a deeper look at this one 11:42 looks very nice on the inside 11:47 definitely has some nice cabinets and 11:49 countertops and appliances love that 11:52 so let’s go ahead and put a thumbs up on 11:55 this property this is looking like a 11:56 good comp everything is looking exactly 11:59 or almost the exact same or very close 12:02 within the lot square footage things of 12:04 that nature so let’s click this thumbs 12:06 up and what this will do is it will 12:08 calculate the estimated value 12:11 right here so then you could go in there 12:13 and do your math and have this help you 12:15 make that very fair offer to that seller 12:18 and then eventually calculate your arv 12:21 for your cash buyer so let’s just say 12:23 you know you’ve gone through and you’ve 12:25 grabbed multiple comps whatever that 12:27 might look like just to kind of show you 12:29 and and what you would do afterwards you 12:31 could select what you have put a thumbs 12:35 up a question mark if you’re not so sure 12:37 you know maybe you need to send this to 12:39 somebody and they can look at it too 12:41 to double check for you if it’s a good 12:42 comp or just you know it’s not a good 12:44 comp at all and put a thumbs down but 12:46 we’ll grab this one just so you can see 12:48 and select that thumbs up property you 12:51 can do multiple once again 12:53 and then click actions where i can add 12:55 it to a list this is a really cool and i 12:57 feel like under utilize feature as well 13:00 because you might be able to find a comp 13:02 that’s something that maybe you’re 13:04 interested in in the future so it could 13:06 be something that you actually want to 13:08 add to a list 13:09 of some sort um into your database so 13:13 that you can reach out to that homeowner 13:15 whatever that might look like or maybe a 13:17 cash buyer owns this property you looked 13:19 into the details 13:21 right here maybe you saw that a certain 13:24 llc 13:25 owns this 13:26 and you’ve looked at the owner profile 13:28 this is also a really awesome pro tip 13:32 the owner profile in this case they’re 13:35 not going to have a ton but let’s just 13:36 say that you did find a cash buyer when 13:39 you were running those comps it’s in 13:41 that same area they brought bought that 13:43 property down the street then you could 13:45 add that to a list skip trace them and 13:48 reach out to them and say hey i saw that 13:50 you’re you know investing in this 13:52 neighborhood and i’m talking with the 13:54 seller at this property 13:56 wondering if you’d be you know wanting 13:59 to be a cash buyer in this and 14:01 eventually send them that contract so 14:03 think about that too there’s so many 14:04 different ways that you can be 14:05 connecting all of this information 14:08 more than just running the comps it 14:10 could branch out into much much more 14:13 so with those other options you could 14:14 also export the comps to an excel 14:16 spreadsheet you could email the comps as 14:19 an excel you could export them as a pdf 14:22 and you can email the comps as a pdf so 14:24 this is really cool what you’ll do is 14:26 you’ll come in here 14:27 and you’ll grab the email so just to 14:29 show you 14:30 with this 14:33 and when you’re done 14:35 big thing just make sure you click enter 14:37 to actually 14:38 insert this in the section and then 14:40 click send and it will send that pdf so 14:43 just to show you what that looks like 14:46 this is that so this was another 14:48 property that i ran comps on 14:50 and it will show you or maybe you’re 14:52 sending this to the seller you’re 14:54 sending this to your cash buyer maybe 14:56 you’re even you know i’ve heard of cases 14:58 of 14:59 maybe dealing with a difficult real 15:01 estate agent 15:03 if you’re looking for on market 15:05 properties in that case you could sell 15:07 them what things you’re going for in 15:09 that neighborhood just kind of depends 15:11 on what you’re doing in your business 15:13 but in here they can have a full-on 15:14 report of the property in question at 15:17 the top the location of all the comps 15:20 that you pulled 15:21 and lots of the other information like 15:23 the stories bedrooms bathrooms price 15:26 and when it lasts sold 15:28 so love this tool you can see that i ran 15:31 four comps on this property for example 15:34 so you can really have a deep dive in 15:36 that 15:37 that report here 15:40 all right so just to show you those 15:42 other 15:43 spot that you can run those comps and 15:45 batch leads really easy let’s just go 15:47 over now to 15:49 my 15:51 my list search and we’re just going to 15:53 look up an area in phoenix just so you 15:55 can see 15:56 so i’m going to click on phoenix arizona 15:58 and pull a quick search 16:01 and we are just going to grab one of 16:04 these so you can see but you could 16:05 definitely come in here and adjust your 16:07 filters you can check more about that on 16:10 batch tv or knowledge base to learn more 16:12 about the filters and how you can pull 16:15 effective lists in batch leads 16:17 but let’s just click on one of these you 16:19 can see 16:20 click on the address 16:22 opens up those details and then you’ll 16:24 go to that comparables tab so same idea 16:28 super easy anybody can do this no matter 16:30 what plan you’re in 16:33 and then finally in the inbox so here if 16:36 you’ve been texting people within your 16:38 batch leads account i’m just going to 16:40 pull up some messages i have 16:42 in this example 16:45 all right 16:47 let’s grab this one 16:51 and there you go so let’s just say that 16:53 i’ve been talking with this person 16:56 and they threw out a price and said yes 16:58 you know i’d be willing to sell for this 17:01 price range or this is what i’m kind of 17:03 thinking i could just have this thread 17:05 of messages open on the left and be 17:07 talking with them about that 17:09 and hearing more about the condition of 17:11 the property and then all you have to do 17:13 is click on the address over to the 17:15 right which is coordinating with who 17:17 you’re talking to 17:19 and 17:20 run those comps once again so hopefully 17:22 these tips and tricks were helpful to 17:24 you and gave you a better idea of what 17:26 you should be looking for 17:28 when you’re pulling your next comp and 17:30 give you that little extra boost of 17:32 confidence when you get to that point 17:34 again and then also don’t forget about 17:37 those awesome additional features within 17:39 your account things like adding a comp 17:41 to a list maybe it’s something else that 17:44 could be an opportunity in the future 17:46 just when you’re pulling the comps for 17:48 your original property in question and 17:50 don’t forget to use those pdfs in 17:54 emails to run that really nice organized 17:56 report thank you so much again for 17:58 joining us on batch tv if you have any 18:00 questions at all or if you simply have 18:02 an idea of something you’d like to see 18:04 us do in the future put that in the 18:06 comments below and don’t forget to 18:08 subscribe to our channel hit that like 18:11 button and that notification bell so we 18:13 can keep creating you great educational 18:15 content absolutely for free see you guys 18:18 next time 18:34 you