Property seems expensive compared to historical Nashville prices, but it is still dirt cheap to live here compared to major cities.

Northwest San Antonio is growing, San Marcos is a great college town and New Braunfels has a lot of intangibles that cannot be replaced (the river/historic town square) etc. 

Philadelphia could work from a shipping perspective and it has a historical clout that could play into branding or image maybe.

Operator's historical returns?

Historically most people bought a house and resided there for 30-40 years.

Background info- 1.Fiancé and I want to build wealth through real estate2.We look into purchasing our first home as a duplex in 20173.Just barely priced out of duplexes in the ‘safe’ neighborhoods that we are comfortable with in Long Beach, CA4.Eventually opt for a quaint historic SFR on a large lot zoned for 2 (in hindsight for now, glad we bought when we did.

How can I get a truly accurate comp for our house factoring the unique historical value of this house.  

Make sure to include a feasibility period in your offer, and ask for historic financials to determine the "real" operating expenses.DM me if this created more questions than answers!

@Andrew Johnson  my target Is a home we are building in the historic district of Charleston..

Sometimes sites like Zillow, Hot Pads, Rentometer, etc will have historical data on previous/expired rental listings that are still accessible.