What is the market value of a bed room and a bathroom  for the purpose of Comparative market analysis. 

I got interested in real estate investing last year and since then have read several of the BP published books on real estate.I still have a lot of unanswered questions floating in my head but my goal is to buy my first property and some point next year. 

thx yea I mostly do class c single family in VA and NC.. a fair amount of section 8. thanks for the feedback 

I am having trouble finding distressed properties with enough "meat on the bones" to make enough money on the deal.  

Love the hustle!

Go to Etsy and search for "rental property tracker," and you will find hundreds of nice spreadsheets to track 10-20 rentals, usually for under $10.Software has extremely helpful features like online payments, marketing syndication (click a button, and your property is advertised on multiple sites), electronic document review/signing, maintenance tracking, and owner reports.

I'm just trying to think outside the box. 

Get a few quotes and confirm you’re comparing the same coverage.

I’d connect with some local agents and see if they will save your info for next time they come across someone in the scenario and send them your info. 

California Senate Bill 567 (SB 567) allows for "Just Cause" Eviction if a landlord will "Substantially Remodel" a property: https://oag.ca.gov/system/files/media/Tenant-Protection-Act-...