I spend more than an hour to derive rent value, but I have confidence my value is close which is required for an accurate underwriting.

Do you count vacancy/maintenance of 15% in your costs for the year, or do you omit this as you consider it a reserve rather than an expense?

Not all routines look the same for people and constantly keeping tabs on your tenants will be exhausting in the long run.

The rents for an up/down duplex are often not that different than an up/down détached property at similar unit sizes and finishes so it's often easier to get a good cashflow as well.  

IMHO, the townhouse communities in Blue Springs and other similar areas will see deterioration at a greater rate than an SFR neighborhood.

I want to be clear, sometimes our opinion is simply higher than an appraisers even after hiring a second, but we’ve never had two different appraisers both bring properties in as such extremely low values. 

I.e. start with a duplex, then a four-plex, than an 8-12 unit, then a 50 unit, then a 100+ unit that you can syndicate.If you try to syndicate a large deal right out of the gate, you'll likely find that a lot of key parties won't take you seriously.

This is more of an art than an exact science which takes some time to build up these types of relationships. 

I see lots of PM companies mentioning tax credits they get for offering LOW INCOME HOUSING.It would be interesting to see that just the fact than an LLC holds title not a person is in itself a tax incentive though.Heck here in CA i think it costs $800/yr per LLC even if its not active.

I feel like I've exhausted a lot of the online resources I've come across and would love any recommendations on books or active online forums that focus on land investing.