Pay attention to whether the room is a primary suite (your own bathroom) or shared bathroom, how many roommates, etc. as those would factor in to how much someone would be willing to pay.

Many investors in the Bay Area are turning their attention to midwest markets, such as Ohio, in search of cash flow opportunities.

These have been very grounding.I don't want this feed to turn into a chain of the same type of comments so I'll bring attention to what matters the most - two quotes from my original post.Thanks again all:)

I assume it would be easier than analyzing small multifamily, as I don't have to verify expenses or income (instead I would need to pay more attention to lease and tenant), but I found it easier to get a general "cap rate for an area" when it comes to other asset classes.Your feedback and help is greatly appreciated, thank you! 

I WOULD NOT recommend doing something like bringing to their (Fire dept, building/ planning or any other governing agency) attention your STR rezs.

<---if you own Jefferson County properties in this age range, this issue should receiving your attention. 

To me it appears there is a lot of smoke being tossed around to try divert certain peoples attention.  

So I would start closest to infrastructure and work my way back.I would also pay attention to crime statistics and try to go for the least amount of crime relative to the area

I have mine for 1800, I’ve been receiving a lot of attention on and people have been touring it a lot, however no one has finally made the next steps to move in.

It definitely escalates the situation though, so I'd research the process and carefully consider the option before embarking on it...but if you pursue that route you can likely escrow Dec 1 rent and I'm sure that will get some attention.