My brother looked at around 50 houses before he found one that would work technically for a bank.  

Point being that property you acquire 1-2 years ago is likely to be subject to deferred maintenance and capex, so their "long term" performance in rankings 1), 3) might skew poorly in year 1-2 but may pickup  after you've found and fixed all the hidden issues.I know if i did this exercise across my portfolio, the recently acquired ones wouldn't be fairly "stacked" because of all the year 1-2 cost build up from what the seller deferred, but have good chances at being future performers in years 3-5.Maybe that's why you have 2) and 5) but curious your general thoughts here are for evaluating this. 

When using more than 2 it adds a lot to my processes and have found the difference between these companies is very slim and is based on who you get from those companies, so I have stuck with these two (for now)

I've found the easiest solution is to have a really strong banking relationship and then they will be able to provide non-standard offerings. 

It was a 1970s property, and when the plumbing needed an overhaul, I found myself scrambling to cover the costs.

Purchase price: $72,000 Cash invested: $107,600 Case Study: Cockroaches to Cash FlowProperty AcquisitionI found this property through MLS.

Over time, I found a circle of mentors who believed in me and were willing to share their knowledge.

I've always found inventory rates (and how they've moved over time ie previous 1-2 years) to be the starting point for where a market's health is at.

@Weronika Jedrak, I just found this thread and am wondering what your experience has been.  

Have you found it helpful?