Building a portfolio of A and B properties commands the respect of lenders.

JBLM will lose a few thousand troops when the Western Regional Medical Command relocates to Hawaii, but otherwise will not be majorly affected.JBLM will continue to be the largest employer in the Puget Sound for many years to come, and the greater JBLM area will remain an excellent area for flips and buy & hold investors due to the high rental demand.

You may also not command as high a salary in FL as you would in Denver, NYC, LA, etc.

@Sean Smith - I'd get a better handle on what exactly the rent will command and anticipate 10% vacancy with your #s - just to be safe.

I would be more concerned that the market value meets the 2% rule.That means the market will ONLY pay if rents are say $2400, then $120,000.In the high profit areas that I buy in that rent would command around $300,000. 

If I can get a good command on that skill, the rest will come.

Hope what is share is helpful...1) If you have a "Buyer's Agent", they have a Fiduciary responsibility to adhere to your commands, unless what you are asking them to do is illegal.

Then based on their answer you go out and find them that property.You do not throw them overpriced trash and say (what about this and what about that property and try to talk them into it).You are showing you do not understand what they are asking for and are pressuring them to buy something so that you make a quick buck off of them.Some investors might have had money in cd's,treasuries,stock market making 1 percent or taking a loss even so making 6 percent a year is great for them and they are happy.Some are near retirement and want a safe,low hassle investment and are willing to take less returns for it.Generally they are wanting less problems to enjoy the time they have left on this planet and just want a tax shelter and to marginally outpace inflation.Others need to maximize cash and want a huge return so they can keep growing their portfolio to generate wealth.If you truly have an excellent deal you can ask more of a wholesale fee simply because you will have many parties wanting it.If I have a commercial wholesale deal that is off market that is a great deal then I can command a greater fee.The deal is so good that the investor just wants the deal and not to lose out to the next person.If you are selling a marginal deal to a buyer they will try to squeeze your fee to get the numbers to work.Hope it helps.

Will a property command more rent if it already has a washer/dryer vs. just having hook ups?

Also, both areas a great, West Village is in higher demand and therefore commands higher prices.