A management company can screen the best tenants and do everything right but in the end the tenant can still turn out to be a rotten apple. 

I was looking at sale comps on the MLS comparing apples to apples, rooms/bedrooms/baths and off street parking.

@Max Newbe You're trying to compare apples & oranges!

Make sure you are comparing apples to apples.

Since SFR/townhomes/condo are apple/orange/banana, it is hard to have a fair average cash flow on these different animals.  

It’s effectively “neutral” which matters if you’re trying to do an apples-to-apples analysis of investment options.

You are right, you cannot access the Pro Only forum on the iOS app.

We debated whether or not we should—the interest rate was incredibly low and apples to apples, we could have gotten a greater return if we had continued to make student loan payments and invested in a cash flowing rental.

If it’s on Jasmine, flowering peach or Apple Blossom ( or in the general area ) I would consider that a highly terrible area. stay far away.

Generally, apples to apples, renting is more expensive for the same property (otherwise why would anyone be a landlord), so if you have a family and need a larger house, buying with an FHA loan or "house hacking" is probably a better option.