I admittedly have a bias against condos for the following reasons:1) HOAs - both a lack of control over fees and assessments, as well as potential regulation changes2) they don’t appreciate as much3) you have to work a lot harder to differentiate yourself from your neighbors. 

I could use gross income or have the property assessed for assets and it would come out to at least $1M.

From there, it's normal DTI/Credit/Cash assessment for the new loan to determine whether you can afford the loan. 

Often when buying properties you will be looking at and assessing a number of properties before making an offer.

Just like with all MTR,  you want to be on AirBnB and Furnishedfinder.com (and Vrbo or FB Marketplace, if you have success there).

you will need to look at the APN of the property and line it up with what you actaully bought. as mentioned the tax assessed value is not an indicator of value. the land could be a utility easement, used for stormwater management etc.

Meetup.com is a good resource for those but some of the groups will also post here on Bigger Pockets Marketplace too.

I've been using FB Marketplace.

@Chris May,Remember that your assessment of level of understanding is yours, and yours alone, and may or may not be shared by others, as evidenced in this thread.

Although you plan on having your mother live in the home to start you'll want to assess the home using the current rental rates and values in the area.