Personally, I think that Indianapolis and Kansas City has the best combination.I wasn't sure how to read it, I looked at the columns that yielded the lowest or highest numbers across the sheet for all the cities in comparison.

The taxes in Oswego are outrageous by comparison when looking at what you can get in rents so we don't even bother anymore.

The comparisons are totally different concepts.

My usual analysis is a simple NOI, market trend graphs of the neighborhood in comparison to the overall market in the city, comps, and some other documents depending on the potential purchase. 

AHRN/homes.mil, free housing safety inspections, paperwork/leases/Addendums/PM tools)- financial comparison of buying vs renting throughout one's military career- buying the right primary residence with VA loan when you arrive at a new base- negative aspects of the VA loan and determining if other financing is more beneficial- tips, guidelines, and processes for managing you properties remotely- setting up the right team/network while you live there to make remote management easier when you PCSThe reality is that it will be a slower process for a military member to build a RE portfolio due to mission requirements, but it is definitely possible.

The real point of comparison is your purchase price, and the $120k valuation.

Most people start out with buy & hold because in comparison to other options in Real Estate investing, it's probably the most straight forward option.

And I threw in the East Bay just for sh*ts and giggles (and comparison).

I compare REI to poker all the time, but my comparison is that the number one rule is the same for both, "you must stay in the game".

Modified gross lease with base year comparisons will reduce thr impact of increasing costs and pass it to tenants.