Not sure why the difference between those and the 'more' multi-unit, but I can show you a couple so you can compare if you want.

Ex. 900-1000 for comparable homes.

Then once you have that figure I would compare your monthly cash flow savings as well as your monthly principal reduction on each mortgage.

Get a couple quotes and compare apples to apples, CoinMach and MacGray for example are the two of the biggest players out there.

I have two questions:1) Is there a place where section 8 rental voucher amounts for all major MSAs throughout the country are already aggregated, or would I have to search for this information on all of the individual MSA housing authority websites.2) Is there a place that has aggregated data on median prices for homes with different bed/bath counts for all major MSAs throughout the country?

I looked quite a bit, but the thread you mentioned had actual statistics comparing the two, so that's what I went on!

My market has similar numbers for the same size home and the rents are closer to $1,400-$1,500 even in the better parts of town.Homes in this price range don't normally give you the most bang for your buy and hold buck as compared to lower priced homes.

Just saying that any fixed percentage being calculated will likely be inaccurate when compared to the actuals from the assessor.

Not a bad idea for an isolated lot or rural area though.I checked manufactured housing to compare costs of hooking up utilities, and it seemed like the plumbing/electric parts would be 10-15K in itself.

They depreciate and never appreciate over time as compared to RE.