Paying $7500 - $10,000 to a CRE or CCIM for a full unbiased report can mean a difference of double or triple the ultimate value of the property.  

This is exactly what I do in different locations (glamping).

Mine may be different though because I am still responsible for HVAC and many other large items on the property.

Look at buying my first investment property (probably a house in the 100-150k range) and begin looking for a tennant.I can imagine there a lot of different theories/ideas with what one could do here--I am just curious to see what other people think.

If millenial homeowners can't even change their home's air filters, or snake a toilet, or change the oil in their car, that's guaranteed future business for HVAC companies, plumbers, mechanics, and those places all need a place to conduct business in.The commercial mortgage pricing software I use has somewhere around 50 different asset classes in it.

But, I don't like Clayton being compared to a taco because, Mexican food is the bomb baby!

Would you take a different approach?

Is a different town from where i have the other properties.

@James Thompson Transferring property from your in-laws to you can be done through a gift, sale, or trust transfer, each with different tax implications.

I could come up with a down payment for an investment property in a different state easier than my home state at prices are pretty high in the 300-400 k just for townhomes.