I also have boots on the ground and some knowledge on the CHI market, which has always sparked interest to start there. 

Then add in how the lender is going to require the appraiser look at it, and the "meaningful" data becomes more scarce yet.

@Andreas Mirza I'm a big believer in IRR as a metric, but it's only meaningful over at least a medium-term (multi-year) time frame. 

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Is there a meaningful difference between the two in terms of $/SF?

But that will not help you either tax tax-wise or in court. and I have seen plenty of well written articles on the folly of thinking an out-of-state LLC will help you in any meaningful way. you're taxed in the state of the property.

Hello all- I purchased a rental property in Portland last year and it sparked me to learn more about RE investing and study for my OR real estate exam.  

It has not cut out the meaningful calls, just the ones that were on the questional to not my responsible range.

Hi All,I’m a new investor from the Bay Area and interested in the Reno/ Sparks area due to the expected growth.

Whether it's worth it depends on the level of screening you did and whether the tenants have meaningful employment.