However, I talked to someone recently who made $1000 in a week walking dogs through one of those dog services that has an app.

Jonathan reassured me of the value RDU could provide through personal connection and high quality service.

@Andrew LeBaron - which skiptrace or list service are you utilizing?

It is obviously difficult to put together an analysis without knowing costs, or even how to find someone who would know.

When several of our multi's were originally purchased & had lower rents, we had a woman from a random social services group, (had the ID badge # etc) ask a LOT of questions about the properties.

Your service you provide is housing and that's it. 

Listing price is irrelevant in our deal analysis.

I typically don't include a washer and dryer with my units, because they can be a service nightmare.

We’re working on getting our first property, our plan is to buy a multi family. We’re in Canton Ohio and want to buy near decent school district. How do we go about creating a spreadsheet so we have better knowledge w...

Its doubtful they will be willing to pay the increased rent (they obviously like the size and price as is).If you are splitting the electrical service, its very, very likely the entire electrical system will need to be brought up to current code.