Its my job to get out to the property and do facetime or MarcoPolo videos for them to determine if it will stay within their budget. 

In addition to determining the value of the property, the appraiser also makes sure that the property is livable.

Looking at deals regularly and learning how to analyze them (and determine what you would offer) IS THE REPS.8) MAKE OFFERS - there's really not a single more important action than this.

Have you researched comps in that area or spoke to any local property managers to determine accurate rental rates?

I'm intrigued by short-term vacation rentals and have been struggling when analyzing deals to know how to determine the net profits for properties along the panhandle of Florida. 

@Nadhir HakeemLook for FSBO on Zillow or Craiglist.Look at the pictures, try to determine properties that are rent ready.

It also is not a part of the expenses that make up Net Operating Income for determining value. 

@Chris Gantz @Terrell Garren @Bjorn Ahlblad with month to month leases, how do you determine when to raise rent?

You are the investor, and it is up to you to determine if the property shown to you hits the numbers you want to hit.

I have been listening to the BP podcasts and have downloaded a few spreadsheets to determine COC and Cap rates, but when i use the following criteria that i heard on a BP podcast to eval a MF, i have yet to find a positive COC, or marginal COC!