It took less than 5 minutes to enter this data into the BP Rental Calculator and see that the potential was outstanding.

This is a complex question, that requires answers with exceptions, caveats, and explanations, but here are rough examples:A.

While we both have strong W-2 incomes, the large number of properties I own has made conventional lenders and agents caution that securing a loan for our primary residence could be a highly complex process.I’ve consulted with some local banks I work with, and one has expressed potential interest in financing our primary home.

Economic Timing.According to data compiled by Marcus & Millichap[2], the Portland area has experienced three very important trends since 2010:The average price per unit for apartments has nearly doubledThe rate of employment growth rose from 2010 to 2015 but has since declined steadily, projected to be up 1% for 2020 (estimated before COVID-19)Roughly 30,000 apartments have been built since 2010, with another 5,600 units slated for construction in 2020Most RHA members have enjoyed a solid decade of price growth, rent growth and steady occupancy.

A few posters have commented that data-driven pricing doesn’t work. 

it is technically a real thing but very rare, and there is plenty of historical data out there that shows those who have less skin in the game are at a far greater risk of default by a factor of 5-7x.

Just go through them, select the renovated/closely matching ones, and enter them into a model.Here's my fix & flip model, you can see the comps entered and some quick stats below them: Then I use that comp data to adjust the Sale Price in the model to what I estimate it will be (double check the resale $/sf is in-line with the comps), then adjust the purchase price until I hit my desired return level. 

Admittedly, my approach to these questions was more along the lines of a conversation I would have with a lawyer representing the party on the other side of the deal but much to Clayton's credit, the seeming complexity of it didn't get in the way of what was his genuine desire to make a deal that would be fair to -- and on terms that would be agreeable to -- both of us.

My client is interested in investing in a new-construction build of a 23-unit apt. complex in a great neighborhood in San Diego. 

There is usually a missed opportunity in most markets delivering housing products that are needed but not readily available and the Zillow data most rely upon does not tell this story.Get to know the members of a community, their needs, what steers them away from the housing that's currently available.