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.PM us if you’d like to discuss this logical approach in greater detail!

Basically, from what I've seen (and this is purely anecdotal), they're not really going to go out past one, maybe two miles, unless there simply is no truly comparable property.

Does anyone have specific reference that gives clarity to this situation?

If you are looking to fix and flip, just make sure you look for a 12 month term, non-dutch interest on the rehab funds (this means you do not pay interest on the rehab money until you use it), no prepayment penalty, and avoid any lenders that escrow your payments at closing.

This is definitely a place where you can learn and move toward that best version of yourself.

I am curious to know what everyone is seeing out there and have some questions:-How is this affecting in-person attendance?

The engineer can help with this estimate, but local contractors are the top source for getting this info. 

But before you do this I would think of the “market rent” you plan to charge.

I’m also wondering if there are any wholesalers who focus in this area / NorCal? 

Quote from @Rich Davis: Read the HUD guide.