so if i sell apple stock and make 15K in profit, would it be a wash?

(Repairs, Utilities, Insurance.....not mortgage, not capital expenditures)It is an easy way to create an apples to apples comparison of the risk involved in an asset and market.

Ensure that you're comparing apples to apples as well, meaning the properties you use for comparison's sake should not only be of a similar style, size, number of bedrooms and bathrooms but should also be in similar quality to the level you intend to remodel your rental.If you are working with an agent and are trying to buy on market, they should be able to help with this.

Is the Little Apple a good student rental market?

The rent comps that you are using; are they actually apples to apples?

I think it would help you to have an apples to apples comparison, looking at the numbers both ways.

The podcasts are on all the podcast apps like the native apple app or spotify, etc.  

If not, get this from them right away in order to compare apples to apples. 

Plans unveiled for $2B Pearson Ranch mixed-use hubThis is a collosal development project in Northwest Austin and in a rapidly expanding growth sector near the new Apple Campus.  

The BP estimator for rents gives you gross rents, not net figures, so it may be an apples and oranges comparison you’re making.