Green is good yellow needs to be looked at and Red is there is something wrong.. you simply walk in and pick up a copy of it on the counter..

As you gain experience, you'll determine where your talent lies and how to proceed.

I would contact the housing authority who manages the S8 program in your area to get an accurate ideal of how they determine what they'll pay on the tenant's behalf.

If you have them for more than 2 years they look at your tax returns to determine whether you are making money or not.

The values they had before were based on rents that simply weren't sustainable. 

However, many real estate investors use the inspection to determine if the property is a good investment.Here’s more information about these two steps:Home appraisal: Mortgage lenders require a home appraisal to ensure the sale price represents its current market value.

First I would try to determine what happened.

I've established a very stable  I've determined that local properties should be my first choice and by local I mean within 1.5 hours of my primary residence.

You can simply offer a higher sale price to do that. 3.

I was simply showing where I was and how I got there, not how someone else should do it, they might need more money.