Quote from @Sofia De Santos Tavarez: Hello, my husband and I are looking to do our first rehab in a different city than where we live (we live in Austin and looking to buy in El Paso), and are wondering how one determines and writes a scope of work and determine what material to buy for what.

Go to courthouse in city where your rental is, or see if docket is available online, and write down the names of the attorneys with the most landlord-tenant cases.

You can also appeal directly with the local tax assessor office in your city.

So in order to continue to invest, I buy properties in a couple of cities on the outskirts such as Florence, Coolidge, and Casa Grande where the properties are below the median price point.

I started out researching my market by cycling the city and getting in shape.

I have experience with this strategy in Arlington and Alexandria city.

As an appraiser I’ve appraised a handful of properties recently that are outside of city limits and operating successfully as STR’s that don’t have the same regulations as the city of St Pete.

We watched City of Detroit properties crash to $500 or less in Class D Neighborhoods.

Remind them of quiet hours, city ordinance, right to quiet enjoyment, etc.

Verifying last 2 years of rental history and income extremely important to find the “best of the worst”.Make sure you understand the Class of properties you are looking at and the corresponding results to expect.The City of Detroit has 183 Neighborhoods we’ve analyzed.DM us if you’d like to discuss this logical approach in greater detail!