I have seen many of you post success you have had with these types of rentals, however, I am having trouble finding property that will cash flow.My numbers look like this:• Purchase Price $175k• Closing Cost (est) $5k• Repairs $2k• Down Payment $35• Monthly Income $2000• Maintenance $100/mth• Capex $100/mth• Electricity $200/mth• Water/Sewer $55/mth• HOA $250/mth• Property Management $400/mth (20%)• Insurance $62/mth• Taxes $146/mth• Debt Service $752/mth• Internet/Phone/Cable $240/mth• Total Expenses (rough est) $2300This is one example of a property I have been analyzing, I have been using the same methodology each time. 

I was thinking to myself about how not particularly good and completely convoluted the Louisville school district system is and while that could be a good methodology/consideration in basically every other city in America, I don’t think that works here with the same potency because of the bussing.

The methodology of MH investing can vary tremendously by region.

I have looked at a large number of alternative construction methodologies and those always come up short against a quality stick framed house.

It includes, among other things, a comprehensive map of the Cleveland area, grading each area from A+ down to F, using a consistent, objective and transparent methodology using publicly available data (not subjective and arbitrary), which should help to ease the fears and really help you see what you are getting into.

The IRS's preferred methodology is engineering-based and that is what we provide and is most defensible if you are ever audited.

David Allen, GTD. 

I really doubt Airdna's methodology as it aggregates all listings, but unlike Zillow, I can't verify the data set manually.What I want to see is what's average Airbnb future booking for the next 30 days from a set configuration of hosts. 

When you pull together all of those CAP Rates from recent transactions, you can calculate a Market (average) CAP Rate.When evaluating CAP rates on similar commercial properties in the above scenario, the methodology used to determine the NOI and Purchase Price / Purchase Cost needs to be consistent across all calculations to be certain you are comparing similar cash flows {This is one reason why two different appraisers / commercial brokers may arrive at {slightly?}

@John Truong yes, Zillow has its own application and credit/background check methodology.