What is your "go to" analysis/form/evaluation as you look at rental properties? 

My thoughts are don't lock yourself in for 24 months when the market might change in a positive way that changes your mind when it comes time to finally transfer the property.Instead, just lease it for 6-12 months at a time, and then re-evaluate as each lease comes up what is the best option for you.

As an investor, you go through life evaluating the size of risk, the rewards of taking risks, and then deciding on a course of action.

I am evaluating a SFH that is zoned for a duplex, and already has separate entrance, 2 kitchens, and 2 bathrooms because it is currently used as a student rental.

I was thinking the service could exist as a time saving device for quickly evaluating multiple properties without spending your valuable time on each estimate.

Example:- House = $100,000- Downpayment = $20,000- Loan #1 = $80,000- Rehab = $20,000- Rent = $1,000 / mo (Assume 1% “rule”)- Re-evaluation = $150,000 (assume)- Refinance (80%) Loan #2 = $120,000- Pay off Loan #1, subtract rehab to see gains- Gain = $20,000 for repeat on next down payment on property 2But now you have to a loan of $120,000 rather than $80,000 and your tenant is still paying $1,000 per month from your previous calculation.

@Dan Gamache - look for 1-4 units (non-commercial) - Ideally I'd like to find someone who can evaluate the property - see the cash flow and be ok with a lower down payment (10-20%) - I used conventional for my first multi unit and had to drop a 25% down @ 5.75% which cleaned out my investment funds - I'm working to build it back up now, but ideally I'd like to have more cash to leverage more properties, my long term strategy is to buy and hold, so I'm not terribly worried about equity in the short term.

Normally tax auction properties are not available for bidders to walk through and evaluate.

For me, and maybe this is because I don't have a ton of experience, I have to just look at everything when I evaluate a property.  

@Morgan Blue join the baltimore investors network on FB, network, start driving around baltimore and find neighborhoods you'd like to invest, possibly find someone to shadow who is doing what you want to do, think about your investment strategy and start evaluating deals in those areas.