I happened to be looking at Monday's houses briefly only because a friend asked me to comp one property's value for him (because I've got mls access as a broker and he just wanted a quickie comp) but I stopped there so I don't know about this one in Shorewood you mentioned.As far as the suburban counties, as you may have noticed, the more well off parts of MKE Cty aren't very well represented compared to the less well off areas, so when you look at the other counties (like the Waukesha Cty sheriff has a running listing of the next maybe 5 or 6 weeks of auctions on their website and each week there's usually 10 to 20 TOTAL each week and quite a few will be in the relatively few not so well off areas of the county and you'll be hard pressed to find many in Chenequa, the most expensive community in all of SE WI) Ozaukee has very few as well as Washington County and I'd guess its the same pattern there as well, but you'll have investors in all of these counties who are watching them. 

Down payment was a full 20 percent, so account for that and the realtor/closing fees were comparable to US. 

One mistake people make it looking at the highest asking prices for comparable properties.

Unfortunately, the vast of them have houses and other buildings or improvements on them so I can't compare the public records. 

From my research, townhomes appear to have lower maintenance costs compared to single-family properties and potentially offer higher cash flow.My primary goal is to find avenues to park money while also building wealth, achieving high cash flow, and growing in the real estate sector.

@Mario MoralesI'd look at the rental income and compare it to the cost of each situation to determine the return on cost.

Looking at the macro-indicators for the state and especially when compared with the surrounding areas - namely CO, AZ, UT... - NM is poised for significant appreciation in the long run. 

I always, ALWAYS go financial first, replacement second, and if IF there is not a really good concurrence there than I add in comparable solds because in commercial there is rarely an accurate comparable sold far as "like kind" is concerned.     

While we've done extensive research, we understand that nothing compares to the real-life experience of owning property and being landlords.Here's our situation: we currently live in a duplex and are considering buying it from our landlord.

Are the numbers for rent for units in comparable condition and with comparable amenities?