Hi @Nico Grasso, yes rental relocation assistance is a core component of City of Portland residential rental regulations at this point.

I'm sure there are pertinent components as well but these 4 are definitely present and along with what @Jeffrey Donis mentioned.

See here for a definition but the TlDr is that a professional firm values each component of the building and land and helps you define fine grain depreciation schedules for each piece of the property.

If so, this is kind of the secret sauce that people don't usually share with others since the better your model, the better competitive advantage you have.In addition to the numbers, there is definitely an "art" component to note evaluation, which comes from experience and one's take on the current market.As far the raw data, you should be able to get that easily from tapes of notes for sale.

@Chris CurryWithout any properties in your portfolio currently, you may want to find a CPA that has a heavy focus on the educational component of tax strategies for new real estate investors.

But there's another component to the equation. 

So I decided to jump the hurdle and took some time to learn the commercial financing component so that I could move into larger multifamily properties.

So yes, typically you will need all plans signed off on by a P.E.The third common component is a study showing that the additional fill placed in the flood zone by your planned building will not significantly decrease the water holding volume of the floodplain (in addition with other permitted or built fills in the same basin).

When were the major systems and structure components updated (HVAC, roof, electric)Once you answer those and are comfortable with the answers from the other guys questions, you should be good. 

The intangibles of how they are in person, is the critical component  and why IMO I'd never just go off what they are like on paper.