I've been paying ridiculously low rent in comparison for the last ten years in the same place that it never made sense to buy. 

If that number is 10, 25, 50 or 100, follow that group by mailing a sequence of messages sppropriate for the stage in the process the estate is in.

The bottom line is it comes down to us implementing you in a specific sequence that shows you what to do, how to do it, what to say, when to say it and so forth.

I haven't had my property appraised recently but doing a few comparisons from recent sales show low selling CAP rates and with what I get in rents I'd say my building had gone up in value considerably to around 900K, possibly higher??

Actual is closer to 2%Insurance: $35/mo/unit (actual is closer to $25/mo/unit)Property tax: say 1.2% for comparison purposes.

Making offers on REOs and short sales on the MLS is totally antiseptic by comparison.

No comparison.

How did it become cheaper that way in comparison her buying it in new jersey

I was referring more to qualified tax advisors and taking the hit with distributing a retirement account.The fact that the tax benefits of IRAs and 401ks can be combined with these better assets is often overlooked when people start discussing "401k vs real estate" and similar comparisons.

There is no comparison between the markets.