Sure, the market dynamics there are as different from the US as apples are from oranges, but hey, they're both fruit, right?

That is like comparing apples to oranges.

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Lot going on here so I would try to slow things down a bit and take smaller bites of the apple. 

@Chris Heinmiller you can export a list of recent (i.e. 18 months) land trades from Redfin, but you do have to separate the apples from the orange and the bananas, but in an area that is somewhat homogenous, you'll usually be able to see a trend, i.e. you might have two low ones at 20-30k per lot, and one or two high ones at 175k-200k/lot, but then you'll see six or seven trades in the 55-65k range, and then you've figured it out. 

You can earn 35k a year not lifting a finger.

Unless you're buying way below market value I don't see how a $75k rehab creating that lift in rent, but maybe I'm out of touch. $2,500,000 - $1,581,500.00 = $918,500 equity gain.

I don't need all the benefits of an AppFolio since my property managers are already doing the heavy lifting there. 

Clackamas county (slightly less expensive) or Washington county (intel,Nike,Apple,Microsoft) these tech companies have increased the cost of living and house prices  (it’s higher than downtown pdx) but the neighborhoods are good and safe. 

Did they lift a finger to get you in their store?