While EVERYONE is acting like a complete nincompoop, I effortlessly rank #1, get a ton of leads, and make a ton of money BECAUSE my competition doesn't friggin think.Now lastly.. people will read this post, while it makes complete and absolute utter sense.. they will still ignore it and sent their next batch of mailers out next week.mind blowing I tell you.

I figured asking would be the best strategy but definitely wanted to have some ranges like you mentioned prior to sounding completely ignorant.

I accept that an owner's rent expectation can be unrealistic (and I have no doubt this happens due to ignorance or wishful thinking), but I as an owner investor would like to receive and grok a PM recommendations before a rent is lowered and a lease contract is signed.

There is a lot of great advice in this thread about getting your name out there with marketing, but I am going to ignore all of that if you don't add value. 

They charge a huge premium and take advantage of some people's ignorance.

Many wholesalers do a WAG, aka a "wild *** guess, which is why a savy flipper ignores what the wholesaler "estimates" the rehab to be. 

And there is plenty of duplex's out there listed for "fishing expeditions" to catch an ignorant buyer, but happy to hold hence long list times. 

Quote from @Darrell Kirby: Sounds like you got quite a bit of solid advice already and are already taking some action, so feel free to ignore my ramblings. 1.

Talk about ignorant. 

if cashflow is the goal, then a) choose a market to invest in that's cashflow-heavy, first and foremost. note: living in a property for a year doesn't necessarily build equity. your principle paydown year 1 ain't much & if the market dips a bit, you could have no or negative equity at the end of y1. just something to consider.note: appreciation in general is speculation. we can make educated guesses on what's going to happen, based on what HAS happened, but this isn't the 'perk of RE investing' to focus on when you know your goal is cashflow. ignore appreciation for now.if the goal is cashflow, why not just start with a rental?