Books are cheap by comparison to a 50K seminar.  

Sales Comparison Approach2.

@Fernando H. then it sounds like you already know which direction you want to go.Seriously though, the comparison is vs investing in a assets or getting a second job.

The person would do comparison shopping on Lowes, Home Depot, Amazon to find best price for me. 

@Jordan Moorhead I do not own properties in that area but the most profitable are small apartments like 2/1, 1/1 or studios since are cheap in comparison with bigger apartments or condos.

Pre-qualificationIf you are too "Poor" to buy what you want in a neighborhood you are comfortable in, look at 1st time housing grants to increase your down payment amount so you can buy more house.The amount of the loan, and the amount of your down payment + grant will dictate a particular MAX purchase price for you.Be sure to allow for closing cost and loan costs in your calculations.Once you have that MAX dollar amount you can spend start looking at what you can afford in different neighborhoods.For instance in some cities you might find a Class D neighborhood 4 plex in good shape for the same price as a Class B neighborhood duplex.The Class D place might give you more cash flow than the Class B too, [BUT]Maybe your chance of getting robbed or shot or carjacked in the Class D neighborhood might be greater than the Class B neighborhood (so factor things like that in too).The question is still which should you buy--First whittle it down to specific properties the Bank will let you Afford--then make an apples to Oranges comparison as best you can.

;) My little buy and hold project pails in comparison, but I'm a rookie, so I consider it a grand success!

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For comparison, if he had a $52k job, he would pay $4.5k in income taxes plus another $4k in FICA taxes.2.

They dont need this much data, but instead comparisons similar to what the various local realtors post when someone is trying to pick (for example) dayton, columbus or cleveland.