You'll quickly see why AI is not the solution here... not only will it give you a random number from a site that posted it, but it will hallucinate and draw quirky assumptions into the mix like oh based on this % appreciation and applying it forward/backward, etc.

I’m all about working backwards from the end goal and I like your approach at doing so.Good luck brotha - keep it going.

I stated it backwards. 

No one is going to tear apart a bathroom as that’s tracing a leak backwards.”

I think your last point about starting near infrastructure and moving backwards is very interesting.How much value do you put on a property being on a main vs side street?

An investor should actually work backwards from their Target ROI, to  determine what to offer on a rental property:Determine reasonable market rent, NOT the highest!

dang lol people get upset on these forums lol.we use a method backward that has worked well for us. we use $50k per thousand as a way to check value and rent. i.e. if you buy a house for 200k it should rent for $2000 a month, this helps us evaluate deals for value and rents and can adjust accordingly- if you can rent a house for 200k for more than 2k its a great deal, less than 2 k maybe no so much, this method can be adjusted for most any value until you get into jumbo types-500k plus.this would just be for LTR.best of luck on your dealnathan

@Eric Jones,I think you got it backwards...The point is to reduce the interest you pay on the 1st mortgage, not the HELOC.You pay down the HELOC while continuing your payments on the first.

Work backwards from there. 

I'd also suggest that you work backwards based on the rent you're charging.