(I came to this conclusion because I received violation notices from the property's HOA  regarding tenants parking violations with pictures of what appeared to be her vehicle parked in the driveway!) 

It's too much of a generalization to come to any conclusions.

In any case, it looks like you've arrived at the correct conclusion, to pass.

I like hearing the conclusion to these BP threads.

I came to the same conclusion.

I've come to the conclusion (echoed by others) that expedited condo conversion seems to be really the only good deal in the SF market.

its funny we arrived at the same conclusion!

A lot of professional appraisers have difficulty in this area too - because there is usually a severe lack of data to work with in most markets.The county's valuation can certainly be used as a starting point, but it's almost never "spot on" and their number by itself isn't enough to draw any final conclusions (remember, these guys earn more tax revenue for properties that are assessed higher...  

I'm coming to the conclusion that I should join a group and maybe look into the wholesale or bird-dog ways to start.

Based on your answer and some reading I've done on other threads here regarding property managers, I'm definitely already starting to come to conclusions here, but I'd also love to hear more as well.