Picking $200,000 for a duplex in MPLS is a bad comparison/model as they don't exist for anything you'd want to buy that isn't a total gut/reno but as a GC, you'd be a perfect candidate to BRRR but you'll need more money for the loans.

In comparison, a traditional mortgage at the time could have been obtained with 0 points and a 7% interest rate, making the HomeStyle loan more cost-effective.

I see some cap rates advertised with 5% vacancy/repair/PM but I like to bump it up to 10% for comparison. 

There are tools for working on SEO, but they pale in comparison to custom algorithms from dedicated SEO companies.

Happy new year 2016 BiggerPocketers :)From the perspective of a tenant (lease) or buyer (resale), how do you compare and vote for the relative attractiveness of a house with the following characteristics [B] House's backyard backs to backyard of the neighbor's (behind) house [R] House's backyard backs to a residential community's street[G] House's backyard backs to open green area[E] House's backyard backs to an expressway or a similar high traffic streetOne Example of relative comparison : B is better than R, R is better than G, and G is better than E !

I'll post screenshots for comparison to help illustrate what I'm talking about.

A very porr comparison indeed!

Creating an Apples to Apples comparison.

I use listings  with good pics & addresses so that I can make apples to apples comparisons.

Also, the comparisons made to determine a borrower's maximum loan amount.