I would try to network with other MTR landlords in the area to determine best course of action 

I'd like to set up something that gives us an alert if someone is at a vacant property after-hours and to determine if a home is occupied without paying someone an hour round trip to find out (for the rare default situations).  

I guess I need help determining how to locate properties to be able to crunch the numbers. 

On that note, if anyone is interested in tools for self-mastery, I highly recommend exploring breathwork—it’s an incredible modality for building mental resilience and focus.

Your local county assessor’s office determines whether appraisers can count the square footage, finished or unfinished, as part of the GLA.  

If you can get over the mental thought that you "gave away" 60% and look at the math, what the math does, I think it will blow your mind.

I agree with other responses here, and to piggyback on them it seems everyone plans to 'own forever' when they sign a 30 year lease or finance term, and then things change (job, relationship, life events, etc) and folks try to sell the property with 25-28 years left.Banks do not look at power bills when determining DTI, but they will look at a solar loan/lease. 

I do have a sister in Pgh who recommended her PM so I would use same company, and I don't have a way to determine my potential return on new properties since nothing is in the works yet.

DSCR stands for Debt Service Coverage Ratio, which is a calculation that determines if a loan's income covers its annual debt service. 

Technically, developers come up with a land value for what a builder may be able to pay for paper lots by using a proforma (financial model) to determine a residual value.