I always figured it was out of my price range...will be checking it out for sure now though.  

You probably have lots of competition at that range. 

Based on your location in your profile, ANYTHING in the bed/bath range that you provided is a steal at 177k (from what I understand of the markets up there, that is).

I'm looking at buying a set of 3-5 du/tri/quad-plexes over the next 5-8 years, then transitioning them into a 10-20 unit apartment building.End game is somewhere in the range of 50-100 doors spread out over 2-5 high-quality properties.

Est range in value for this area is $136k-$152k.

I am looking around 200k range to try and get a better tenant.

Since my city is so large, the price range of homes is quite broad.

Selecting a house, contracting to buy, inspecting the obvious, holding to a certain price range, accepting condition and the ability to contract.This then means that a partner's approval may not be unreasonably denied!

Only 3 sold comps over $200K in the last 6 months ranging from $205,000 and $217,500 with 30, 80 and 371(!)

Let me know what you are looking for and the area, and price range with contact info and if I have a deal in your area maybe it is what you are looking for and we can strike a win/win deal.