The appraiser may need to deviate from this approach if the style of the subject property or any of the comparables does not lend itself to such comparisons.

If you haven't done so already, teach your contractors/handymen how to use their smartphones to their advantage to better communicate with you. 

PM me and get me on the phone I’ll teach you how to do it in an hour.

I totally agree in giving a name or phone number or even some free advice every once in awhile, but what the majority of people are asking for is to basically teach them everything the mentor knows if not just do it for them....all under the guise of "doing my part" and giving back.    

(Sorry, just read Richest Man in Babylon and that writing style is stuck in my head)."

Your tudor style four-unit on the quiet cul-de-sac isn't going to drink on the job, steal toilet paper and embezzle quarters from the washing machines...

Your doing analysis can teach you what a good return is versus a great one. 

However, to achieve those returns requires renting individual rooms month to month as well as for Short Term Rentals (AirBnB style) rather than renting each tri-plex as an separate living unit.  

If you were local to me, you could attend a class I teach or reach out via email and ask to grab lunch to discuss how we might do some business together.

So as I search for distressed properties to wholesale, I keep running into these properties that are 2 unit, 2 Story, Georgian style homes that look like Condos.