Paying too much initially can significantly impact overall returns, emphasizing the need for thorough due diligence and possibly more stringent financial analysis before purchasing.For future investments, consider leveraging local market knowledge further and refining your property evaluation techniques.

View reportCan someone help me understand the last line in the analysis over time chart? 

What is the best calculator or property analysis system that I could use to analyze properties?

When an interesting questions recurs often enough, I research, but when I can’t find existing research I do my own analysis.

Out of state is tough though right now, run the numbers yourself with $1200 minimum as cap/ex per unit 3/4 units or $2500 per a house annually and don't believe anything the agent sends you for analysis.

Get good at running your numbers and don't get stuck in analysis paralysis.

You seem like you have good intentions, but are beyond lost right now and it's not analysis paralysis, you have shiny object syndrome.

A good agent knows the market and provides analysis with rental comps, sales comps, projected maintenance expenses, projected CapEx...

For analysis, you need to identify a market that interests you using tools like AirDNA, Mashvisor, Pricelabs, etc. 

Just so i can do the preliminary analysis on the propertySecond: I'm finding it difficult to get a clear price estimate of the CapEx's that might be needed.