According to a report by the Bay Area Council Economic Institute, for each job created in the high-tech sector, approximately 4.3 jobs are created (multiplier effect) in other local good and services sectors across all income groups, including lawyers, dentists, schoolteachers, cooks, and retail clerks, among many others.I also agree with Account Closed, 50,000 jobs x $100,000 will have a significant impact on any local economy.

(on the chart the monthly mortgage fee is multiplied by 4 assuming I hold the property 120 days)Or is it realistic to be able to find a 250k home that needs almost 40k worth of work for 160k?

Let me see if I can explain with some numbers12/2014 - Bought Used truck for 22KIn 2014 and 2015 this truck wasn't used that much for business so deprecation when multiplied by the business use percent was only about $500 a year or  $1000 in total. 

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Multiply times the number of secondary bedrooms, and you have an easy planning figure.

Multiply those 2 numbers together and that's another monthly expense.

Multiply rents How did you find this deal and how did you negotiate it?

I am doing a 3 unit rehab in Germantown and, upon completion, looking to cash out/re-finance with an ARV based on a rent multiplier method as opposed to a CMA as there are no good comps in a reasonable distance.

GRM (gross rent multiplier) also comes into play (and may be the primary form of valuation for this type of property, depending on a few specifics), but the same principle applies.Higher rent = higher valueDepending on the property and lender, they may want to include expenses, vacancy, delinquency, etc in their calculation.

In my opinion when looking for a buy and hold market, the Most important factor is your CAP rate and/or rent multiplier, whichever you chose to use for evaluation of cash flow.