It's like going to the casino and either betting black or red on roulette. 

If not spend the $350 to fly out one Friday night on a red eye, spend Saturday looking at the property and fly back Saturday afternoon.

That being said, the appraiser is also required to take photos of every room, and unfinished living areas will be an obvious red flag for mortgage underwriters. 

Need references for raising foundation level of a 1100 square foot home frame built in 1900s. 

Should I just compare to other similar multifamily homes that may be in similar types of areas although not geographically close or focus on homes on the same street with similar Bed bath and square footage that may be single family homes?

It takes longer to close (45 days minimum) and has a lot of annoying red tape but it's good when you are starting out and plan to live there at least 2 years. 

Continuing its rapid expansion in Austin, Amazon signed a lease for a new distribution center in Round RockAmazon has leased more than 441,00 square feet in Round Rock as a distribution center, according to a report from the Austin Business Journal.Amazon is reportedly taking the Transwestern Development Company's three-building Chisholm Trail Trade Center campus as a part of the deal.

compared to others.. that's a red flag as well.

If you can negotiate seller financing for the deal and the seller is motivated enough to move the property, then you can build in loan terms to protect you and your investors from the dreaded capital calls because the property is in the red.

Permitting & Red-lines - In this phase completed designs are submitted to the jurisdiction for review.