Also, I would also suggest incorporating some property management fee into the analysis even if you prefer to do it yourself - at some point you may want to hire someone.

You can try to incorporate a seller concession to help cover closing costs and reduce cash to close.

Where do I incorporate it?

You get a separate (small) bill from Guardian for their service, but the cost is incorporated into the billing rate that Guardian charges the tenants.

Another great tool is to incorporate a quality home warranty (paid for either or both parties) to alleviate some concerns about items that are functioning but not failed. 

@Todd Goedeke good graphic but if you follow it accurately it’ll lead right to schedule e.

I have an MBA and I work in Corporate Real Estate.

But still trying to conceptualize how to incorporate ongoing expenses/interest payments and loan paydown into that equation to get a more holisitic image before deciding where to live

Upload it to tableau for nice graphic so on.I've been investing in last ten years using prediction and it's pretty accurate, it's not hard to made prediction based on seasonality and historical chart.

Perhaps some of these amenities come later (schools, retail/commercial) but selecting markets that have the capabilities of incorporating these features is a good start.