(Said agent would obviously have to WANT to learn this angle of the market and be willing to step beyond their normal processes of property analysis)But for the sake of conversation...Have any of you had the need to groom an agent to think and work with you the way you needed them to?  

I would count the amount the unit you are living in would earn as a rental in the analysis. 

Im not one to suffer form analysis paralysis, and i have always been one to figure it out as I go.

It’s the second largest banking center and has been attracting companies and significant population from New York and other more expensive markets on the East Coast for its great culture, low cost of living, and lower cost of doing business.Agree or disagree with my personal analysis?

The ACCRA Cost of Living Index, an analysis by the Council for Community and Economic Research, found that Manhattan by far had the highest cost of living in the U.S., with a cost that’s more than twice the national average.

I found some free analysis software on the web - search around, but you want to calculate your purchase costs, rehab costs, holding costs and selling costs if you are flipping. 

I see myself in the commercial world eventually since the analysis is more intuitive to me.  

Based on my rental analysis I can increase rents by $10k per year over what they are currently getting (but then I need to add in vacancy which in not included in the actual rent reported)

A quick google search will yield plenty of good information.I turned up this: Financial Analysis of A Franchise Opportunity.

Some make it and most don't.Step 4: Run Numbers: For the handful of properties that do make it past step 3 I run a quick analysis in my spreadsheet where I populate information.