I tell all my listing agents to actually take our seller clients to the rehabbed home, compare it and if they do not understand the difference educate them in greater depth.

I wrap free rent into the entire package of lease rate, buildout paid by me, etc based on the business so it depends but generally though, in the depths of the recession, I was at 5-6 months free rent.

It depends on the particular county, as various providers have different "depth" (years of history) for each county, you'll note that transfer date for example becomes almost worthless at some point (when you exceed that providers depth in that county).

The inspection is pretty in depth, takes a couple of days, and costs about $350 from my regular plumber.  

Even in the depth of the recession, it was tough to find a SFR that would break even. 

Most data is in depth knowledge of the SFBA in working with the home owners. 

A good analysis gets much more in depth than this.

You can also check out their social media to get a more in depth look at the person.Always try to leverage technology to benefit your business.Best of luck!

If you were asked you to perform an in-depth market research analysis for single family investment properties in a market you were unfamiliar with, where would you start and what processes would you employ to acquire data regarding which neighborhoods would offer the best return and stability?

The appraiser (and I spent 2 hours on the phone with him) and I discussed this all in depth.