Is that accurate- do they need a permit or not?

) and cost of repairs.Questions:ARV of the property using the Income the property generatesDo I have to add the cost of repair to the cost of purchase into the analyzer to get an accurate interest monthly cost .Does the analyzer takes in consideration the cost of purchase and the cost of repair minus the down payment to calculate the interest monthly cost.The analyzer gives you an ARV at the end but it also ask for an ARV in the middle of the form .

They should be able to give you a pretty good indication as to whether you will be good or not prior to you purchasing something as long as you can give them somewhat accurate numbers. 

For a quick blush Trulia has some free "heatmaps" that are pretty accurate. 

Sometimes they get tired of waiting for the homeowners to pay the bill.A good contractor can accurately estimate when they can start and finish the job and how much it will cost, and they respect the other disciplines also working and do not mess with their work.

It was very block by block price wise with Zillow which for me doesn't paint an accurate picture. 

That is not the cash flow that results in the most accurate indicator of return from cash flow. 

Are they pretty accurate otherwise?

There may be some areas in Indianapolis where the sewer bill has to be paid by the owner, but other than that... it's typically going to be the tenants.As far as overhead goes, I find the 50% rule to be pretty accurate if you look at a 5 year snapshot.

It's tough to find a property to accurately compare this one to in the same area.