Basically when you compare Cleveland to Riverside, California most every Cleveland deal will look amazing to you on paper.

I have one tenant who is a god send compared to most, he accomplishes nearly ever repair I need, even did an HVAC unit. 

How are values changing compared to the rest of the local market? 

From that experience, I got the idea of just building a multifamily (ideally a quadruplex) from the ground up as my next home to house hack in.I've done some preliminary research and had some questions if any experts care to chime in:+ There aren't many multifamily zoned lots in metro Atlanta.

Hi Treza,Not sure where you are in the process there, but when your ready to exercise financing options please reach out, it's very difficult to find a ground up program for inexperienced borrowers without having an experienced GC sign on the loan with you which in turn is not easy to find. 

Here is a quick market update on Valdosta, GA and what we are hearing from others with boots on the ground.

It isn't the metric you can talk about on a national scale, but if you keep buying the same product in the same area it is a very easy quick and dirty method to know how you are doing compared to other buys. 

I am the boots on the ground, managing the property and doing everything in between.

Having read several books on the art of estimating over the years, I have found that most are good for a few tips that can help but for a newcomer to the rehab business can leave them on shaky ground. 

Either way I wouldn't do one in your area that wasn't driven into the ground.