Just keep in mind your goals and you'll eventually come to a conclusion about what you can "afford".

And while the data is compelling, the conclusion of your analysis (that this bill does not reflect an unusual spike in energy usage in the summer months) implies that the circumstances are inconsequential.

So my conclusion is ...the closer to Seattle you go ...the more a SFR does not make sense but a 3 or 4 plex may make sense.  

They tend to skew the data down.I have no earthly clue if alltheroms actually did this analysis and how they came to that conclusion.

There are so many different factors on mold, that no one can give conclusive advice on a forum.

We have tested several different ideas over the last 10 years and here are some conclusions we've come to, and things we've implemented:The pet owning community is too large for us to completely remove from our tenant poolDeposits that are refundable yield better property condition at move out, than non-refundable fees, as people seem to have the attitude that they are paying for some damage anyway.Pet deposits accompany a Pet addendum in our lease, which states specifically the animal by type, size, breed, age and even name.  

My conclusion is that most of the agents do not know how to price multi-family and simple use the value of a single family home of similar size as comps.  

How did you come to the conclusion that your property will be worth $350-370k?

And after spinning my wheels for a few weeks, I came to the conclusion that I was better off becoming an real expert in one place that I knew really well and wanted to actually live in. 

I came to the same conclusion as well after talking to a few other investment friends.