I lease optioned a house in Cary, which is about an hour away from me.  It is a growing town just next to Raleigh NC.  I have never had a house there and it's all new to me.  New people, new attitudes and a much higher price ranged houses! 

I've packed my bags and moved over in the house while I work on it.  It shouldn't take too long to fix up (it's not too bad).  I put an ad on www.craigslist.org and already people are interested in looking at it, even though I'm not finished painting and fixing small things.  I started last Monday with the worst of the worst things in the house and have been working from the worst to the least as I go along.  That way, when people come to look at it, they may want to finish it and I am done!

I have someone coming on Monday to look at it, so wish me luck.  After this... I want to take a vacation!!!! (acutally, I have another house in mind already... but a mini vacation would be nice!).

anyway,... I plug for Craigslist!  That site is a great FREE advertising place! It's also great to find deals for rehabbing, also!

Do YOU use it for advertising? 

I also have used www.zillow.com for comps in the area.  I found that zillow is a little high MOST of the time, but a ball park can be found and you can see a list of houses around your house that has been sold recently and compare the price difference in the actual amount and zillow's estimate.  I am using that figure to set my price for my house.  Have you tried it?