The soft analysis is do you like the neighborhood?

Ask the parents if they will watch the video and help you find out who the kids are.WLk softly, but with purpose, politely.

Is it possible to contact appraisal people (or someone else; no idea who) and ask for a "soft appraisal" based on images and current known conditions, but without them going to the property?

If you don't feel comfortable with it, get more education until you do.What I saw as needing further eval: aluminum windows, roof, siding, brush/trees touching house (these help pests travel), cadet heater in kitchen, floors, pipes look galvanized (but closer inspection needed), cabs are old but not necessarily worthless.

There is also a ton of cash out there in addition to soft, hard and bridge loans to close much faster than many years ago

@Kyle WoodruffAs others have mentioned Costar and CBRE are good sources.High level broad brush, average cap rates across the US for apartments are approximately 5%.

If the market is soft, cap rates go up because buyers aren't willing to pay as much for the income stream, usually because they think that the income stream isn't going to go up much, if at all, or might even go down.

@Jeff Shumway no I just looked at other online lenders like better.com that approve using soft checks.

@Dave Stokley good point haha..I am usually the cynic but I think him being a marine hit a soft spot

Pitcher  You owe me some Boudin and soft shell crabs.