(b) these persons that would have been non-productive are now productive (c) people are getting trained and learning employable skills (d) companies are highly incentivized for GROWTH (e) you've effected stimulus in net housing production but with NO added tax revenue draws because it's via an offsetting factor AND arguably a potential net GAIN via expansion of industry leading to mor employment and more income tax revenues. 

In my case, a home I am looking for is above market rate, and their justification is that is should be valued like a commercial property with past revenue and net accounted for. 

If you feel you can bill separately for water if metered you should have no issue simply adding a flat water fee and I’d imagine the $17,800  could go a long way in a 2 unit building for upgrades that would have a greater impact on revenue. 

Does not mean they do not exist but it feels a bit like looking for unicorns.The more likely scenario is finding a 3/2 for $2,500 a month that bring in $5,000 a month in revenue. 

So, I believe some of the fundamentals of larger multifamily (increasing NOI via increasing revenues or decreasing expenses) are beneficial to smaller multifamily although the ultimate value is not determine by NOI, but by comps. 

If you could work it into a combination STR/MTR and rent mid-term to people working in the area for the down months, the market could work, but aside from that I don't see a ton of value in that market for the prices you have to pay, you basically have to make a years worth of expenses in a 4-5 month span.I don't have specific knowledge of any of the other markets on the list, but based on this one it seems like not much analysis went in to any of these properties and its strictly based on a rough estimates of revenue.

So for the first item on the balance sheet you put the purchase price and then for the WIP item you add all purchase closing costs, reno/holding expenses, sale closing costs and then finally put the sale price as revenue?  

I am also happy to help with revenue/occupancy reports based on experience, so you'll have that perspective. 

Do that every year and you can use the additional revenue to deal with these kinds of situations when they come up.Also, if you live in a regulated area, you may want to look up your right to pass through costs when you have to do a major repair.

It also saves you the time from having to do the task so you can have time to do other things that generate a higher revenue / per hour.