Most of the homes in the area (Oakland City, SW Atlanta) are 3bd homes, and ours is 5bd 3.5 bath including a master suite and an in-law suite.The most comparable homes in terms of features that I have found are in NE Atlanta, but the difference in location (NE vs SW) makes me think twice about basing the numbers on those comps.Does any one know of a good way to estimate rent for recently renovated properties in the SW Atlanta area or does anyone have rental properties in SW Atlanta?

Personally, I rather buy at a better school for a bit higher price on the expenses of cashflow - but that's one way to go about it. 2- I try to avoid liability, and additional maintenance cost, and also the local municipality may demand from time to time to add more safety features and make changes that I can't avoid and it will add expenses. 3 - there are many factors at work when choosing a property.

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If the property has those features, that would make it a yes, if the property doesn't have such feature, is it a no, or will it just bring in a different type of tenant?

My wife and I had similar nerves before we bought our first STR.There will certainly be times where your inexperience may leave you overwhelmed but the good news is you have a great community here at BiggerPockets willing to help you out with any issues that may come up.

Specific features I am looking for include bookkeeping, maintenance request, Lease signing, and free electronic payment.Thank you all very much,Connor Mather

Every time a Realtor listed a property in MLS for rent, it would appear on Zillow as well as other sites such as Realtor.com unless the agent "opted out"(That feature is not available in all areas)Why the change for Zillow? 

I know the obvious things you look for in a good deal; location, ROI, minimal repairs etc...What are some of the unexpected features on houses you have bought that have paid big dividends? 

Use the BP Insight feature, rentometer, apartment.com to figure out rent rates and crunch crunch crunch like PAC-MAN on data.