@Chris Mcalister  I would not follow that advice that this is like a distressed asset and you should offer less than you normally would.. as this is not the case... what Elizabeth is talking about is apples and oranges compared to buying this type of asset... what you want to do is get it into contract so you can then do your inspection and based on that you can do an inspection addendum if you need to lower price.. other wise you won't get in the game.As long as its fairly priced in the first place.. and depending on who the seller is

But if you try and do an apples-to-apples ROI comparison (discounting the toy/emotion/lifestyle factor completely) it doesn't work out.Net result, I think you're on the right track. 

Equating 2008 to modern day is apples to oranges for the simple fact people were NOT QUALIFIED for the loans.Hope this makes sense and numbers are all approximate.

As with everything, compare apples to apples, and do your due diligence!  

For example, looking for 3/2 or 4/2 SFR in good condition, renting between $1800 to $2400, within 2 miles of Amazon / Apple / Dell, under $300k would pinpoint your search a lot more.  

So make sure you are comparing apples to apples :) I have thought about doing commercial but plan on maxing out the conventional loans first!

(2) What are the standard key metrics that are used for comparing 2 to 4 family investment properties to each other, for the best apples to apples comparison?

I'm new to the site myself and have not listened to all of the podcasts, but am now working my way through them after learning how to download to my iphone.

Make sure you are comparing apples to apples.

I try to schedule all my showings in a 2-3 hour window (15 minute increments) on Sundays and I can't find a simple way to keep up with times, contact names, and phone numbers using the standard calendar app for iphone.