There is one in Washington state... 

He squared me up quickly.  

To calculate utility bills per square footage seems like a good estimate, but you can have the tenant that is efficient and likes to save power, while the other tenant blasts AC with the windows open and always has the lights/TV on.

Hello,My wife and I are in the midst of closing on a ranch style home that is approximately 2000 in square feet in Monmouth County.

Hey everyone,I am looking to add some square feet to a property in Moss Beach, CA.

State Real Estate Tax Rate per WalletHub.com Rank State Tax Rate Tax on $173K home Median Home Price Tax on Median 2 Alabama 0.43% $773 $125,500 $543 T-32 Alaska 1.18% $2,112 $250,000 $2,956 T-17 Arizona 0.81% $1,446 $167,500 $1,356 10 Arkansas 0.62% $1,111 $111,400 $693 T-17 California 0.81% $1,438 $385,500 $3,104 8 Colorado 0.60% $1,073 $247,800 $1,489 48 Connecticut 1.97% $3,517 $270,500 $5,327 4 Delaware 0.54% $959 $231,500 $1,243 5 District of Columbia 0.56% $1,000 $475,800 $2,665 27 Florida 1.06% $1,894 $159,000 $1,686 25 Georgia 0.94% $1,685 $148,100 $1,397 1 Hawaii 0.27% $487 $515,300 $1,406 14 Idaho 0.76% $1,366 $162,900 $1,246 50 Illinois 2.30% $4,105 $173,800 $3,995 23 Indiana 0.87% $1,560 $124,200 $1,085 38 Iowa 1.48% $2,649 $129,200 $1,916 37 Kansas 1.40% $2,502 $132,000 $1,849 T-19 Kentucky 0.85% $1,511 $123,200 $1,042 3 Louisiana 0.49% $876 $144,100 $707 35 Maine 1.30% $2,321 $173,800 $2,259 30 Maryland 1.10% $1,956 $286,900 $3,142 34 Massachusetts 1.20% $2,139 $333,100 $3,989 44 Michigan 1.78% $3,172 $122,400 $2,174 T-32 Minnesota 1.18% $2,110 $186,200 $2,200 15 Mississippi 0.79% $1,408 $103,100 $813 26 Missouri 1.00% $1,790 $138,400 $1,387 T-19 Montana 0.85% $1,525 $193,500 $1,652 45 Nebraska 1.85% $3,308 $133,200 $2,467 T-19 Nevada 0.85% $1,523 $173,700 $1,481 49 New Hampshire 2.15% $3,838 $237,300 $5,100 51 New Jersey 2.35% $4,189 $315,900 $7,410 12 New Mexico 0.74% $1,324 $160,300 $1,188 41 New York 1.62% $2,899 $283,400 $4,600 T-19 North Carolina 0.85% $1,524 $154,900 $1,322 31 North Dakota 1.12% $2,000 $153,800 $1,722 40 Ohio 1.56% $2,794 $129,900 $2,032 24 Oklahoma 0.88% $1,569 $117,900 $1,036 T-28 Oregon 1.08% $1,929 $237,300 $2,563 39 Pennsylvania 1.53% $2,725 $166,000 $2,533 42 Rhode Island 1.63% $2,915 $238,000 $3,884 6 South Carolina 0.57% $1,019 $139,900 $798 36 South Dakota 1.34% $2,389 $140,500 $1,879 13 Tennessee 0.75% $1,335 $142,100 $1,062 46 Texas 1.90% $3,386 $136,000 $2,578 11 Utah 0.68% $1,218 $215,900 $1,472 43 Vermont 1.74% $3,116 $217,500 $3,795 16 Virginia 0.80% $1,420 $245,000 $1,948 T-28 Washington 1.08% $1,931 $259,500 $2,805 7 West Virginia 0.58% $1,044 $103,800 $607 47 Wisconsin 1.96% $3,499 $165,800 $3,248 9 Wyoming 0.61% $1,097 $194,800 $1,196 

Any advice on proceeding w/ a preliminary evaluation prior to seeing would be much appreciated.

Can anyone recommend a portfolio lender of hard money lender in the state of Washington?

The appraiser should be comparing square footage, unit count, unit mix etc, but the valuation based on income will only be used to validate the comparable sales approach (or not at all).Did you read the entire report to determine how the appraiser came to $318K?  

I'm working on wholesaling houses in Yakima, Washington.