Compared to other towns in Oklahoma.There is also an army base in lawton which helps keep the population high and another reason why the rental demand is high out there!

@Philip Beckwith typically in Michigan, you can only do a tax appeal in February.The instructions will be on the back of your winter tax bill.You will need to have great comparables to challenge the City Assessor's valuation.

You look for comparable sales for other distressed properties that are similar and nearby and also counter that with finished version comps so you can see what your perceived spread could be.

You may need to offer more to sellers and sell to a smaller group of investors (who may buy with cash and/or are willing to work on tighter margins).To help understand your market better, put your name on your competitor wholesalers’ lists and see what they are “offering” and compare those to what you would expect using your current model.At this point I am having trouble getting the property contracted.

CT isn't cheap so if you plan on doing it there you are going to surprised at how poorly you do. maybe in the suburbs I'm not sure but as much as I know people call us from CT and everyone is rich and has lots of money and things are expensive out there. build to rent is a great model. we build 3 story walk up infill and keep it to the residential side. 3 units is the most units before it's commercial and you need engineering, etc. check comparable and things liek that. we came up with this design a year ago and we sold 10 if you want to talk further please DM me happy to connect. there are some great build to rent conferences. we went vertical not horizontal with it to save on build costs and design to fit on any infill lot. this fits on a 3500 square foot lot. most lots in our area are 30x120 or 30x150. in miami where I live now they are 50x100 or so. but any infill lot we can pretty much get this one on. there are some great build to rent conferences coming up too that if you like this topic I'd recommend attending I'm sure you'd learn a lot. 

Property prices are lower compared to larger cities, offering the potential for higher returns, while the demand for rentals remains steady thanks to a large student population and growing workforce.

And a condo can take longer to sell when you exit compared to a detached home.

How would you guys compare Columbus to somewhere like Memphis that has similar price points?

The cost to maintain them probably wouldn’t be exactly 8x as compared to the single 8-unit, but it sure as hell isn’t a 1-to-1 ratio either. 

I'd start by refining your search criteria, researching the surrounding markets, and comparing them to what best fits your needs, etc.