Account Closed  your comparing apples to oranges.. the OP is asking about COC for buy and hold and your talking about a flip.. flip's of course have much higher return on investment when done right.and frankly it sounded like your were posting an add looking for  a money partner.

It means a lot more to posters if they're comparing apples to apples.

Without a premium account I think you can use them for free on three properties or something like that.I personally bought ‘Property Evaluator Pro‘ iPhone app from www.realestatetools.com when I started a few years ago.

Plus I use so much each day it's by my side constantly with my iPhone

An apples-to-apples comparison is also tough from market-to-market because codes vary widely in different areas of the country as do licensing requirements and thus labor costs.In Austin a decent finish-out inclusive of ALL costs and not just sticks/bricks is generally around $90psf - $100psf for product on the order of 1500sf -1800sf.

Many tech companies are expanding into San Jose including Google, Facebook, Apple, and Samsung. the prices have jumped 20% since the Google announcement.

Like comparing apples to oranges.  

BTW, would you have invested in Microsoft, Dish Network, or Apple if you had seen where they started?

You have to have all the details in order to compare apples to apples. 

That's correct, cash-on-cash return is another way to compare apples to apples.