I just looked at some bigger tech stocks and the only ones that I can see worth holding are Microsoft and Apple since these are trending up from when you bought.

The goal is to try to get an apples-to-apples com- parison of the selling prices, where the only difference between the properties is the fact that they are being sold as "distressed" sales. 

It's apples to oranges in my opinion. 

(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?

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.  

A builder can make a profit on a 100k lot when the house at 2200 to 2400 sq ft sells for 400k.. that's about 50k oi their jeans and usually only about 50 to 75k cash equity. so its a double your money cash on cash in less than a year which is pretty standard.can make it work at 300k exit though you would lose moneyBut as for rentals Go which I believe is what Ray is looking at.. for me personally. the age of the housing stock there in the inner city is all about 50 to 120 years old.. some sell for 10k other like FS sell for 60 to 100k and need 10 to 30k in rehab.. for me I would rather have a 100k rental next to a 400k new build then be in an area of all older 75k homes with no new builds in sight or will ever be there. those truly have no upside other than if rent rises .. but again we are apples and oranges we are inventory providers or providers of new housing.. not landlords. 

Sorry about grammer and punctuation, I typed this on an iPhone and it’s really glitchy!

I'll have to keep that in mind, and I'll discuss with the builder to get his input (he's done this numerous times both for himself and clients, like me, as a contractor).As for the heat of the market, it really is in one of the most desirable areas of Silicon Valley, when you consider schools and commute (only 2 mi. from the new Apple campus and less than 20 minutes to just about anywhere in SV, and in the CUSD).  

And then look at that (inevitable) cost per-unit per-month leading up to that expense in 10 years.But, like I said before, nothing is every apples-to-apples.

You should not overlook the Pocono's, lot of people live here and commute to the Big Apple.