When you say the agent is not "running the comps correctly," what specific factors might they be overlooking that I should pay attention to?

Pay attention to whether the room is a primary suite (your own bathroom) or shared bathroom, how many roommates, etc. as those would factor in to how much someone would be willing to pay.

Several things to consider: 1) One of the main purposes of segmenting your assets into separate LLC's is so that your personal net worth or equity in other business ventures or properties isn't exposed, so unless you have a high net worth or a lot of equity in a property, it might not be worth bothering going the separate LLC route, especially when it restricts your financing of the property.  2) Most any commercial financing you get from a local bank for a small property is going to have recourse anyhow and require that you sign a personal guarantee, so you're still personally on the hook to the bank even in the case of a commercial loan.  3) If you're a newer investor and buying a deal that's tight on cash flow, or if you don't have a ton of cash sitting in the bank already, your greatest risk factor as an investor is your investment failing economically due to poor financing terms or not operating the investment properly, not because you get sued. 

Construction loan through a hard money lender - where your purchase price and rehab budget are factored into the loan, this will give you the highest cash on cash return2.

Here are key factors to consider when searching for a reliable broker.A good private money broker plays a pivotal role in facilitating real estate investments, serving as a bridge between investors seeking capital and private lenders willing to finance those investments.

Below are the key factors companies consider when choosing a city for investment:Low operating costs: Companies are unlikely to choose a location where state income taxes, property taxes, and insurance consume a significant portion of their potential profit.

Since yours is only water and heat I would recommend you charge 50% and lower the rent cost rather than factoring it into the rent price.

And the size of the duplex and bed/baths depends on the size of lot, location, and what we best feel would rent best and all the other factors. 

.- If the OP is lying, we will expose that and call out the syndicator's innocence, of course.- If the OP is generally telling the truth, we will expose the syndicator's performance and behavior in threatening and suing their own investor as far and wide as we possibly can.

To be fair to them it had been a rental for 10 years and it took 3 inches of rain in 2 hours to fully expose the issue.