An appraisal from an experienced person in that area is not a bad idea but the actual net income times a popular capital gains rate depending how much it’s used in that area could be a good way or you could get an estimated value by an experience broker in that area.Good luck to you!

Absentee Owners have been popular for a long time, and are apparently still somewhat effective (people are still mailing to them) but they are getting multiple offers to buy their home.

(correct me if I'm wrong)46201 being a very popular one with it being just east of the city, problem i see here is the house values are between 50k to 90k on duplex homes and rents typically being around 600 to 700 a month. 

Of course, there are exceptions like when there is a value crash but this is not typical and while everyone thinks values will decrease in the next recession history does not support this popular belief.  

I have a few units in Columbus’ arts district which is the most popular spot in Columbus, and these units don’t stay on market for rent very long so people are aggressive.

If you're curious, I'm looking around Greenville, North Carolina, which is home to a decent sized university and a popular hospital. 

State Farm offers it regardless of breed.OH man your going to be very popular with your fellow owners directly next to you.. but i get the Niche  .. and maybe in the right setting IE homes that are on a more rural type area and larger lots.. etc..

Facebook groups are popular or certain websites are used as well.Our company has grown so large we get inqiuries from the following:-Facebook groups-Our Instagram page-Our website-The school advertising site-A secondary site-Word of mouth-Our property management signs

It's called Landlord's Cash Flow Analyzer Pro and it costs $99.95 (it includes everything but the IRA module).https://www.rentalsoftware.com/real-estate-investing-software-features/Another really popular one that a lot of syndicators use is Syndicated Deal Analyzer, which was created by Michael Blank. 

Absentee Owners have been popular for a long time, and are apparently still somewhat effective (people are still mailing to them) but they are getting multiple offers to buy their home.