Having worked in corporate architecture firm for 13 yrs before opening my own firm, I understand your basis @Jay Hinrichs and it's totally accurate.

Many of the BP calculators want you to put in 5% but this is not always accurate.

I truly appreciate your effort to ensure that the information on this forum is accurate and helpful for everyone.

If it is very rural having contractors and completing on time and accurate numbers can be challenging.

I’m always looking to improve my process and would be happy to share some insights I’ve gathered on deal evaluation and contractor management.

so comparing miami to ohio or kansas or iowa is very wrong in my own opinion, because you are comparing diet coke with unsweetened tea, once the economy created its own pattern of success , comparing it to other town would not be accurate becoz the methodology of understanding the phenomenon has not been researched yet.like california is now the strongest market in usa although price wise it is the second highest and huge pop declines.

Is that accurate?

I want to say its like a C neighborhood (not sure if there's an actual site that'll tell you more accurately).He already has a team in place and I'm pretty much just taking over his property and its pretty stable.

They are in Fountain Square, Crooked Creek, and Forest Manor/Audubon Gardens.I normally see expense ratios sitting around 40-50% for SFH's, is this accurate for this area? 

Generally, using comps that are over 12+ months sold are not reliable to be an accurate reflection of current market values.