. - https://www.rentcafe.com/blog/renting/states-best-...Qualify a Market: Job growth – at least 2 yrs. going upStable Job Market Net positive MigrationJob diversity – a lot of employers in different industrieshttps://www.neighborhoodscout.com/ http://www.city-data.com/https://www.wikipedia.org/ https://datausa.io/ You can Google search above as well.

I signed an agreement with seller and on-site manager stating that all the employment terms were to stay the same, and all agreements were to stay in place, but would transfer to the new company.

What do lenders/banks think when they see this strategy being employed? 

There's can obviously be a big difference between the two methods.

Right now I have been using a helpful site: areavibes.com to narrow down my search a bit and my criteria has been this..Cheap (about 60k PP looking at my capital for a down payment & rehab)Good employment scoreGood housing scoreLow crime rateThis has helped me find a few cities to research but I am still unsure of which one is a good choice.

This can prevent two extremes: under pricing below market and over pricing and having an idle asset.I believe this method will provide a proxy rent strong enough to do deal analysis with, particularly in a well diversified portfolio.Let math do the heavy work and massage as necessary for finishes and how fast (or slow) the unit needs to be rented.

I was self employed with another business.

I've learned a lot from them (happy to help you with that if you want), and made a few mistakes with them, but ultimately I still prefer them as my method of investing.2.

Currently I just use craigslist and hotpads.com to get an idea of the market rate rent is in an area. What are some other resources or tools that you can use to find out more information?

Accounting method?