@Ken Martin As you mentioned yourself, look into RUBS.

All those research items you mentioned won't tell you that...because the resulting "numbers" you compile, won't end up meaning the same thing in every area. 

I had a client once mention his lender was analyzing the location & property...it was confusing to me, so he was probably using hard money also.

Some of the ideas mentioned above in other states are simply not available or permitted in California. 

Don't believe it includes sewer as the house used to be on septic tank and later added to the municipal sewer but I didn't notice any increase in the rates or mention of sewer on the bill, so I assume it's included in the property taxes.Why the big difference.

We have mentioned a couple of them above. 

The red-tagged water heater is not mentioned at all (I’m out $1500 to fix that one!).

I then mention that I'm not an agent but actually an investor who buys apt buildings.

There are a ton of decent options in Dorchester (five Red Line MBTA stops) and while I've been in that one foreclosure that Charlie mentioned and it is a wreck, you can get plenty of places that still have positive cash flow.David

@Brie Schmidt Thank you for the mention!