I've been on the western slope for over 30 yrs.I built my primary, its; Slab on grade, stucco, concrete roof, painted with E-84n roof soffits and tailings fire caulk (anti-ember) vulcan fire vents, 4 car wide concrete driveway, extra large house numbers, red 3/4" hoses on reals @every corner, completely denuded of vegetation 100ft.

Quote from @Red Smith: Sheriff Sales are conducted by counties, so each county will have its own individual rule set for how the auction is conducted.

Some appraisers will combine the square footage and go that route and make adjustments.

Too much red, too much equity that could be used better.

Find Brandon's videos on YouTube for the "four square" method of analyzing homes and practice.

They make a trim removal tool that is a like saverDoors can be weird and no house is square and plumb 

I could also just do RUBS on each of the 4 units based on # of occupants or square footage or another method (which is best???).

Eliminate the red tape of going through a custodian for all transactions/investments3.

Are there certain red flags that have saved you from a bad lease before?

It is in a perfect location (off the square) in a very popular tourist town outside Austin, Texas.