Hey Zak, I will also add that if you have the opportunity to visit a few markets you think you are interested in, do it! 

You'll want to know ahead of time that the bank will do this. 

I'm also getting ahead of the curve because West Sac is up and coming and also with the Oakland A's coming to the stadium.

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What I have seen so far as another newb who is probably not much further than 5 minutes ahead of you in the REI journey:It will not matter during the acquisition process (unless you are finding your own off market deals).CONS:-Not great to deal with tenants because of privacy reasons. 

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Visit the real estate and property management offices.

He just hasn't done exclusions on partial rentals within the living area before, so I was trying to wrap my head around it ahead of time since this will be on my 2018 return.

It’s great to have an appraisal that shows higher value but markets are changing rapidly in some areas and unfortunately value is based on what people will buy it forQuick question to the OP: have you physically visited this property ?

I'm not sure the etiquette on messaging to make connections, so I'm sorry ahead of time if it comes across as weird.Hope everyone has a great day!