I've done excel comparison of cashflows between selling now (all gain is tax free) and selling in 15 years when i retire (only 8/(8 + 15) of gain is tax free), but it seems that the outcome really depends on the assumptions i use e.g., return % on the cashflow, future property value, etc.

Greetings. There are an awful lot of threads on BP asking about property manager pricing, so I generated a spreadsheet tool to help investors compare pricing for management companies.  However, I cannot figure out how...

Second post to the same topic to add clarity.You are correct in that the way all of these comparison calculations work are all incredibly similar, but it seems like you're not super clear on when to use these different rates and their interaction with each other. 

Most appraisals reflect value based on a couple approaches i.e. income approach/sales approach/cost approach however they will hang their hat on the sales comparison approach 99.9% of the time.  

Aside Comps comparisons, any arguments that have helped your application?

(Forbes)Lower business & lifestyle costs than others.Amazingly affordable real estate for investment.Single-family, duplexes, fourplexes.3-year appreciation forecast of 9.1%.Around 45% of the residents are renters.The growing fuels the rental demand.San Antonio is also known for its low cost of living.Closed sales increased by 14 percent year-over-year.Compared to June 2019, San Antonio's average price of a home increased by 3%.Year-to-date, the average price has shown an increase of 5% to $278,395.In a year-to-date, year-over-year comparison, Bexar County faired well compared to Travis (-10.7%) Harris (-4.9%) and Dallas County (-6.8%.)Each of these counties indicates a decrease while Bexar county shows a promising a 3.4% increase.As predicted, June has shown to be a strong buying season.

I’ve been working through most of these items on my own (not in your sequence), but having a lot of issues on item 3.

Our income goes a lot further in other states and we found a cheap place to rent in comparison to what we'd be paying on a mortgage.

I'm not sure what your relationship is with him business-wise or if he is a seasoned hard money lender but generally 10 % in thiscurrent market is good.. for investors the comparison is always the stock market or CDs none of them are bringing in anywhere near 10 so to diversify and get 10% from Real Estate..with a secured position... estate is great I would actually offer him 9 to start. the contract should be written up by an attorney after both of you agree to terms .you said you're doing a flip ?

So it’s important to be able to analyze properties on an individual basis for comparison purposes, too.