And that you for bringing the proper spelling of Hazleton to my attention. 

Better to have your own property manager use trusted handymen to take care of the issues for long term/quality fixes. 

The short answer is I look for 9% min and try to press it to 11% with those strategies along with rental increases once improvements are made and the tenants know you actually care about the property.

You'll want to hire a licensed loan servicer to take care of that for you (Provident, Madison, FCI, etc).

I always say 'I don't care what cap rate I buy at, I care what cap rate I can turn it into'I built Market Analysis and Sales Comps tools for my local SoCal market that will let you analyze the current or terminal property & units, from wherever you get your deals from:Sales Comps & ARV estimate:Sales market analysis:Rental market analysis:Would love to discuss how to make your extension that much better!

Maintain a credit score of 620 or higher, save for a down payment, and research markets carefully.

When you say the agent is not "running the comps correctly," what specific factors might they be overlooking that I should pay attention to?

Investors typically won't care that you're representing the seller and others will prefer that you're direct to seller.Listing it on the MLS will get the most inquiries for the property.

Pay attention to whether the room is a primary suite (your own bathroom) or shared bathroom, how many roommates, etc. as those would factor in to how much someone would be willing to pay.

I am 100% against prenuptial agreements.If someone is concerned about losing their investments, they should be careful who they marry.