Rental comps are a little harder to get solid numbers for but you can look at sites like craigslist, padmapper and zillow to see what units are being offered for around you.3. 

Great that you joined the site!

I'd like to use something more professional and appropriate for this site.

It's completely feasible to achieve enormous levels of success investing out of state - but keep in mind that when you get involved in a deal that is not local you're losing some control, and your visibility & oversight of the deal is dramatically diminished.Unless you're buying a turn key or getting into a PPM or some other commercial investment vehicle with a group that is managed and regulated, you may want to consider keeping it local until you've gained the experience and knowledge, and developed the out of state relationships necessary to be successful from a distance. 

I am a local union electrician for Alameda county and have been building up a list of contacts of the tradesmen I met throughout my career and got along with on the job site, these individuals specialize in their own trade and are trust worthy people in general which was a big reason we got along.

.$100k loan amount is where lenders stop seeing any significant profit, $50k is where lenders start to lose money by doing the mortgage at all.

You can find them on this site or on the Meetup app. 

I was introduced to this site by one of my very good Freind in Kentucky.

Have you done a member search on this site @Lisa Miller?

You have nothing to gain from an appraisal and a lot to lose.