It's a small sample size so far but may serve as insight for near future demand trend.

They do the screening for you, and send you a few candidates with voice samples. 

My sample size and knowledge is limited, so I hope some local Jackson investors jump in with their advice.

The market area for my local MLS is maybe 350k people but until the last few years there were not all that many rental listings and even now I don't think the sample size is large or broad enough to be useful for that.

Furthermore they teach you outdated methodologies that may have worked 5-10 years ago.

If its that hard to find comps, I would probably have them hire an appraiser because they can use less than ideal comps and better adjust for the differences and also have a methodology and rationale for how they chose the comps used and how they adjusted.

You can average the amounts or use the higher $29,000 figure if it reflects market conditions, as long as you document your methodology and provide evidence, such as sales data or an appraisal.

fair return methodology used must be “concerned with the financial integrity of the businessas a whole, not the ability to obtain a return on a discrete portion of the business.”MNOI presumes that the rents Landlords chose to charge, in a year free fromthe idea of rent control, provided Landlords a fair return on their investment,as the rents that were charged were based on general market conditions, andnot the upward pressure that policy discussions of rent control may have onthe market.

I wasnt aware of the business plan part but was told it was a requirement if i had no record of business financials (newly formed corp)   Do you have a sample copy of a business plan for lenders?

Written by attorney investors, it's full of practical advice pertaining to management of investment property, has sample forms that can be edited, and - most importantly - they tell you what your primary state laws are and where you can read them.