I would like to try a PPL channel as well. 

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Your scenario involves many clients with 1 property to get a quote from.If you want to speak in apples - to - apples terms, Picture 1 client who brings you 25 properties throughout the City, and requests quotes on all 25. 

We have been looking for multifamily properties in Escondido, CA (to live in a unit and rent the rest), but also are interested in investing in properties in the Inland Empire area (mainly Apple Valley, CA and Hesperia, CA) as the entry price is cheaper there.The ultimate goal is to work towards owning a large apartment complex and building a property management company to operate the property.

@ Andrew Schultzthe handyman may not be licensed to perform the trade you require, so it's not an apples to apples comparison, especially if talking about a project that requires a pulled permit - i.e. new roof or electrical panel replacementso, @ Mike B.

You need to compare apple to apple in terms of job growth/demographics/population stats/neighborhoods etc for both cities before narrowing down your choice of place to invest.

If it's i/o, that'll mean paying it down instantly drops your payment.

A grapes of those usually trade at each auction.Depends on 2 things: 1) How much bidders will likely bid at the auction and 2)how many other Certificates you have to pay off.1) Look at the past few Tax Deed auctions and see if lots similar to yours are being bought, and for how much2) Find our how many other Certificates you’ll have to pay off, could be 1 or 2, could 5 or 6.and the total cost.I see it is in Cape Coral...same analysis, only check to see if the water/sewer assessment, $10-$15k from what I remember has already been paid or not....this makes a huge difference....when you’re looking at past Tax Deed lot sales in the area, determine if those lots had outstanding water/sewer assessments on them or not, so you can compare apples to apples.The lots in Cape Coral definitely have more value than the ones in Lehigh.

If a significant portion of your dataset is value-add or non-standardized (your property needs rehab but the other properties don’t), then you are comparing apples and oranges. 

This can be tax advantageous for them (minimize capital gains), allow you to get better financing/manage cash flow/negotiate on terms (IO months, etc), provide them long-term cash flow secured against an asset that they have knowledge about.Have you considered bringing on a partner who provides capital/re-positioning experience (you provide the sweat equity and your existing share in the building)?