I’ll have to pick up BP’s book on buying rentals.

Seems people are picking up properties of any kind:) or I could be stupid and overestimating the market.

Would I be wrong to take 3 or 4 similar properties (1 story) and determine a $$/sq ft and apply that to the 4000 sq ft of a two story AS A STARTING POINT ?

I still had a concern with the expenses and it was easier to pull up the property so I could look at the information.Property taxes are determined by using the Assessed Value given by the county assessor. 

Property Required docs First lien only Appraisal and inspections must be ordered by WL 1) The contract, 2) Your scope of work – this will be used 1) by our certified appraiser to help determine the ARV and 2) it will be referred to whenever you submit a draw from your repair escrow. 3) An insurance policy on the property where Investmark Mortgage named as the beneficiary (let us know if you need any insurance broker referrals) scope of work (SOW) examples – Bids from your contractor might be adequate to serve as your SOW as well. 

At any given time when families search my area, if mine is available It’s one of a few to pick from.

Pick different potentials in the same investment market...run the numbers before and have a list of what you need to know or look at, then run the numbers after...depending on the property and intent use one of the calculators on this site for every one...work it as and then use the tool to calculate what it would need to be  --  if they are the same then it might be the right deal.Once you have this then you can move to other surrounding markets easier...just make sure you adjust your assumptions to align with that market.One final note and this depends on your area, here in FL you have to account for what your property taxes "will be" not what they are. 

It's just a matter of determining if that particular balance works for you. 

Pick a solid B-Class suburban area.

But since then the auditor determine only half of the items needed to be fixed and were now my deductible.