Using their appraiser locator search for appraiser within 25 miles of Tempe who holds either the MAI or SRA designation. 

The two neighborhoods are only a couple miles apart.In this city, there are neighborhoods and possibilities that will explode faster than nearly anywhere in the nation.

but I need a car to commute to work (15 miles away).

Hello Greg,Check out Paisano mobile home park in southeast Austin.

The alternative is to lease it out, and because it's 0.8 miles from the beach, the comps around me actually rent for a decent 4-5k per month.

Make sure that you're not in a flood zone or in an area with other properties in flood zones nearby (suppresses land values,) look at the crime rate in the area, identify the nearest railroad track, recycling facility, land fill, etc and make sure that you are at least .5 miles from any of those areas and you'll probably be fine.

.- Go out wider beyond the 0.5 mile ideal for closed comps.

I'm in a small town with only two appliance stores within 100 miles and I can still get a fridge in a few days.

You can start soliciting local business within a 15 mile radius and seeing if you'd like to expand on their locations.

The property is located in South East Florida Dade County.