Providing hand picked Comp Candidates to an Appraiser is an indication that the neighborhood Comps will not support the Seller's desired value, the Seller knows this and is trying to influence the Appraiser.

If you are looking for some coaching on how to go about investing on your own then I have a couple of companies I can recommend based on your desire to grow your RE investing knowledge. 

Each of them have their own needs and desires.

They give you a customized plan and based on my desired they should their recommended end state and anything I didn't want to do now was marked "future" while things I wanted to execute now was listed "now".I'm looking for anonymity, asset protection, tax benefits, and someone to handle much of the LLC stuff as I am still working full time.What they came back with was:1.

I know the La Veleta area is desirable but I'm just wondering what's the smart/best value there.3. 

Is the triplex in a desirable area for STR/MTR?

To the poster talking about "urban legend", a few minutes with Google will get you as many citations as you desire. 

@Barrington SmithI use this equationto back into my maximum allowable offer (MAO)ARV - Rehab Costs -Holding Costs - Purchase & Sale Costs - Desired Profit as a percentage ofARV = MAO

There's a shortage of desirable houses, and houses close to the peak of the work action. 

So many celebrities are leaving that the news talks about it quite regularly, and many of them cite increased crime, toxic policies, homelessness, a desire for their children to have better communities, etc.