The attractions to San Diego are many, from the amazing nightlife and frequent festivals/events, to the beaches.

It's not an attractive deal for you at all.........

Also keep in mind your talking about B + to A inventory IE meaning very nice owner occ neighborhoods and or new construction. there are plenty of houses but a huge amount of them are in areas that ONLY attract investors they do not attract owner occupants..there by making this shortage even worse. 

Less than a mile from downtown Methuen and local historic attractions.

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Yes, there can be nice properties in there, but I find it hard to believe numbers would work considering it's not attractive to visit for half the year.

This is probably being rented out as a ltr my guess is and it has very limited upside as place is a very small apartment and will not appreciate exponentially so it’s not the kind of investment that I find very attractive. 

I own the building next door which has been done with high end laminate wood plank and nice touches and it looks brand new, clean, and attracts professional people.

Is it currently rented/producing income? 

Desktop underwriting often does produce a lower value vs a full appraisal.