For comparison, apartments were down -6.7%, retail down -12.3% and for a baseline the S&P 500 was down over 22%.When the economy is good, and disposable income is on the rise, people buy more “stuff” and need a place to store it.

Congrats on a home run of a Subject-to deal.However, I don't see the point of the comparison.

The tax situation is entirely different, and it is therefore an apples-to-oranges comparison.  

A credible appraisal would likely present both income and sales comparison approaches, with the primary being the income.

To make a comparison to the medical field, home inspectors are like a general practitioner. 

For example, below is a comparison between the statewide energy cost in California vs.

Hello Everyone,I started investing in single family a little over a year ago. I'm now wanting to purchase a small multi-family property of maybe 8 or so units. The property manager I use for single family has said the...

True, I only really plan on using it as a comparison across other properties when searching for a purchase so as long as I'm doing the same thing to them all, it all works out.

My question is, based on rental comparisons from my management company, who report they do a lot of Sec 8 tenants, the market rent comps are $575. 

Currently researching other states...Florida and Texas showing strong return comparisons.