Our PM company signs various ones for both our residential and commercial landlords with similar language and base pricing.

Minimum $100,000 rehab based on my 10 minutes of inspection, shingles missing, foundation problems, cracked tile in house, cracked drywall joints everywhere in the house, rotting deck in backyard etc....

Paid 12800.based on google mapsThe property is a mess.

Do you have a preferred type of property and price range you're looking for in general (knowing the costs can be different based on they market)?

For any value add project, the primary evaluation is based on the numbers.Provided you have trustworthy teammates for the renovation side and a competent agent on the valuation side, you'll perform no matter the location.It seems your weighing factors that relate more towards long-term investing and where your asset will appreciate the most.In respect to emerging markets, you'll want to use characteristics like population growth, employment growth, safety trends and path of progress.

I paid for the subscription for a few months and drew my own custom Google maps areas and color coded them red/yellow/green based on a "grade" I felt came from a few metrics like crime/average household income/etcI also really like realtors dot com new maps, if you search for an address and click on the map and then go to the top left and choose the Value slider it will give you a nice color coded map of which areas of a neighborhood are higher valued.

My favorite calls are from prospective clients who have been with another company - they know what matters to them and I know a lot about how the relationship will go, based on what they've experienced with another PMC. 

I'm a licensed Realtor in Northeast Georgia and can shed some light based on my experience.Sponsoring Broker for Part-Time Realtors:Yes, in Georgia, you need to affiliate with a broker to activate your license after passing the licensing exam.

They're coincidentally based in Boston, too.Good luck!

You could then choose a broad based index fund if you wanted to invest in the market.