So you may find what seem like good comps 2-3 years out, but if there are closer comps this is what the appraiser is going to use. 

The reason is the rent-to-price ratio is good so you can cash flow, and most of the West side doesn’t have a Point of sale inspection which is really annoying.

Instead, there should be dollar amounts assigned to specific events, i.e. demolition complete with full haul off, floors broom cleaned, no nails left in studs or subfloors $1,500.Plumbing rough in complete and rough in inspection passed: $4000Final plumbing completed $5000I am clearly making up dollar amounts, but look for these types of bids on large projects.  

It's called land of 10,000 lakes but MN has closer to 11,500 and that just lakes of 10acres+.

You can also inspect yourself, but it may be intermittent.

Much of my career was focused on REO properties, during which I ran a parallel small business that handled property inspections and performed BPOs for banks.

@Shawn Tuma & @Chris KayVery difficult in today's market to cashflow putting 0% down:(5-10 years ago it was possible, but prices have increased faster than rents.Your best bet is to find a property that needs work, but will still pass a VA appraisal/inspection. 

And I do get the attraction to bring your property closer to you. 

If a landlord needs to enter a property for an inspection or repair, a two-day notice is required.

The final straw was when my property went into abatement after an inspection, due to the property management company's failure to address tenant requests for the exact items that caused the issue.