Purchase price: $46,000 Cash invested: $46,000 Sale price: $78,000 Purchased prior to Tax Auction, but I saw it on the foreclosure listing.

A 2/2 house and a 3/2 are not comparable for most people even if they have the same sq footage. 

Understand the fees involved and calculate the total cost for an entire year of management so you can compare the different managers.

My question was more in regard to quickly comparing/screening returns across markets.

Understand the fees involved and calculate the total cost for an entire year of management so you can compare the different managers.

Consider too how passing this expense back to the tenants might impact rental rates based on comparable properties nearby.

It is very inexpensive (I think $80-120 depending on size) and the quality of the pictures is on a totally different level compared to an agents cell phone pictures.

Be mindful that, imo, real estate is a 'slow' moving vehicle when analyzing compared to say analyzing other business's.Good luck. 

Emrich I'm extremely bullish on area's around the SL3 (Chelsea/Everett), because these are area's where properties are still low compared to surrounding area's.

That does not mean they are not out there on the west cIast it’s just going to be a much different return on investment compared to say the Midwest and the appreciatIon factor wIll be hIgher In hot markets .