I recommend determining your set price point plus closing cost expense and then calculating what minimum rent would be required to cash flow the property. 

How do I properly calculate these numbers?

So, if I am a buyer, I will calculate that risk into it and will charge MORE for the risk.

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Unfortunately with one of the units being in the basement they couldn't use any of that square footage for the comps calculation which killed where I thought I was going to get it appraised. 

Your IRA custodian should have advised you by now and calculated the amount for you.

The market was not as good as I originally had calculated in that area.

It took less than 5 minutes to enter this data into the BP Rental Calculator and see that the potential was outstanding.

The BRRRR calculator may help you understand this better as the results are shown in three different phases - rehab, post rehab and then post refinance.

And I would argue purchasing is easier than managing.Luke 14:28-30 For which one of you, when he wants to build a tower, does not first sit down and calculate the cost to see if he has enough to complete it?