You can buy some courses online and start there, once you understand how to under write a deal, put the spreadsheet away and study what's around the property - 2 to 5 mile radius.

Then I mapped it. you're 112 miles from me.

Make a radius of about 40 miles around your location and put in a zillow search for single family homes with a cap of $100,000.

Check Single Family Home values within .25 - .5 miles.

My question: is it even realistic to rent out a townhome for $3000 in falls church, Arlington area - either walkable or 2-3 miles from metro. 

@Mike TerryI have noticed an increase in prices lately in beach front higher end condos, closer to $1m in the galt mile.

We have seven units converted to them within a few miles from your site.

I live in Southeast Los Angeles County.

Population in the areas with very old housing have thinned out because buyers have sought out the newer construction stuff a few miles down the road.I'd like to see a chart of Allegheny/Washington county Township/Borough population change over the last 20 years.

Our new homes we are building 20 miles south of downtown. we have a few that are moving out of PDX to less crowded safer ( no question) areas.