I would suggest walking the neighborhood and just opening your eyes up to all the homes you pass during the day.

If that doesn't get you anywhere I would start pounding on the PSC (public service commission) They oversee con ed and if you file a PSC complaint it will open their eyes and ears and sometimes gets things done.

I know my eye for quality and detail will help me make an effective impression in a leadership position.

I currently have my eyes on a fourplex for $500k, which according to my calculations will cashflow ~$350 with me living in one of the units, and then ~$1,850 should I decide to move out and rent my unit (this accounts for mortgage payments based on a 3.5% down FHA loan, insurance, property tax, repairs, capX, and vacancy).

Even without eyes on the unit...something's affecting the desirability or possibly the qualification criteria is difficult to meet?

But that's an emergency in my eyes).

I typically advised my clients to use 85% - 90% of Zillow's estimated rent.Craigslist is also good - Just make sure you are comparing apples to apples 🍎 As @Lee Ripma mentioned and that I confirmed with you, MF rent less than SFH.Continue to put in the work and your eyes will eventually be trained to spot great deals from 1 mile away 😀.Rentometer is pretty accurate and I rely solely on it for years before I became a Realtor.BP Insight is also not 100% accurate, especially for Multi-Family.Once you crush your numbers and you want to confirm your numbers on a property that checked your criteria, then reach out to your Realtor for comparable as this is part of their job and fiduciary duty to you as their client.You have the right mindset and attitude.Keep crushing the numbers man!

A year down the road, in the eyes of a lender you may be more attractive to get that DSCR because you have a history on paper of managing a rentals and could count use even other more convential loans (lower down payment) and count the properties potential income even tho it's not DSCR loan.

I've vacationed in Madeira Beach, which was had a nice beach town - typical biking everywhere, ice cream shops, put-put; my cousins and I really enjoyed it when we were younger.I live in Jacksonville Beach now, which to me is one of my favorite places to live.

At the same time is good to keep an eye on the rental market.