If so I would push back, but if not, the appraiser really may have chosen the best comps for your property. 

Unless you really know Baltimore I consider buying there gambling , not investing .

These things will tell you if you have chosen a good area to start wholesaling in.

I wouldn't bet on either at this stage but if you like a gamble...

Trying to weed people out at local REI meetings to be possible mentors is also gamble and a huge time suck.

To depend on the rates to drop substantially to cover refi cost is a gamble.

One learns very quickly and unfortunately usually the hard way that cash tenants are a huge gamble and that section 8 is the only way to find healthy, consistent, positive cash flow in Detroit and many of the other inner cities accross America.

Our MTR in the Capitol Hill area has been filled with every kind of tenant, so don't get bogged down trying to target some niche.All of these groups of people have chosen a more nomadic life because they want to experience different cities.

Ive been a longer time user of reireply.com, they've in the last 2 mo updated to a new add on called creativereireply.com that provides leads for you based on a 50mi radius of a chosen zip. 

It's like gambling for them but will want a much higher pref and much higher equity upside from syndicator because of little to no track record.