Put them on sticky notes and then weighted them.AnonymityLegal exposureTax benefitsOr Rental tax benefitsMaking moneyIf your objective is to make money?  

Even before when rates were low class A/B in desirable areas sold at negative cashflow and the buyers made a killing over time from appreciation and rent growth.

Also, love to work out as much as I can in things like running, bicycle, jumping rope, and lifting weights-no ripped or jacked by any means-but thinking in the long term benefit (like in real estate).

Areas I think would do well are those where people are moving back to or highly desired - Arcadia, Scottsdale, Tempe, Gilbert, parts of PHX, and Chandler / Mesa. 

I enjoyed that mine was a one man band, and it was smooth and efficient, handled by email and short hand dialogue and simple resolutions.My eviction filings, so far have been "light weight," mostly gets people motivated to pay and stay.I spoke to a couple of firms, but they make it sound much more complicated and ugly than it has been in my case, so they aren't resonating with me.

For example, some neighborhoods have much larger percentage of owners than investors, in which case SFH may be more desirable.

But do not discount your desire to come back to CA.

The trouble I am having is there is no comps to look at in the immediate area, so I just took some comps that were miles away up further north, and subtracted a little bit since the area was located near more desirable restaurants and shopping. 

Partner Driven was drawn to the N Backer Avenue property due to its location in a desirable Fresno neighborhood and its potential for value enhancement.

Every market is a bit different, but sticking to what you would be desiring as a guest is more certain to hit than going based strictly off value.I find it ironic how vast the differences are between STR and LTR.