These are just generalities --- each market has its own unique characteristics and good/bad areas.

While not as good as Spain or Portugal, Greece shares some similar characteristics like the low property prices and big tourism industry so it could still be a good market for short-term rentals.

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See also https://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2014/09/29/5-tenant-characteristics-its-wise-to-discriminate-against/ for more...

If there are a lot of vacant houses, overgrown grass, cars on the lawns, or other unsightly items, then you will have a good idea.A duplex at 63k in that neighborhood doesn't look like a screaming buy, but once again, we don't have specific details.

At least around here in the local market, depending upon the source land characteristics.

You want sales that are as recent as possible, as proximate to the subject as possible, and with as many similar characteristics as the subject as possible.When you dealing with a typical single family home, finding sales with common characteristics is relatively easy.

Then I tweak that number based on property specific characteristics.

The Appraisal Institute does attempt to define what the characteristics are for each classification of each type of property.

I believe Curtis was referring to a site like this: www.huduser.org/datasets/metro.htmlI found that rents vary quite dramatically within some MSA (specifically the Raleigh-Cary MSA) even when holding property characteristics (sq.ft., bedroom count, property age, etc.) constant.