An appraiser would give the bathroom $2k-$5k in value however as yourself as a human not an investor if you were married with kids would you ever live in a house that only had 1 bath.  

Freddie Mac lender stops at 10.If you're married, your spouse can do another 4 under a Fannie Mae lender on their own.

Never mind.Oh, yes dear, so you won't marry me?

; if the unit is rent ready (repairs, updates, smells, maintenance, etc); if I can show it (I don't do sight unseen rentals from experience as too much can go awry, but landlords may vary here); and I am not a fan of showing occupied units (another topic I could go on about); plus the potential tenant may have an entire change of plans six months out (think job change, marry, buy a home, fall ill, join a commune, vanish etc)... 

While we were married at the time, I can honestly say I would not buy with anyone else other than my married partner.

And if you are married, double that.

Right now I am not working or walking and spend about 8 to 10 hours per day (7 days a week) learning about real estate investing from successful people that know what they are recommending.I am lucky because I have been married over 32 years and my wife has been saving money for about 25 years.  

One nice thing about young military members is a lot of them are not married yet.  

It looks like he over paid in 2005 ($138K) based on other sales I looked at during that time frame and I think he's got the SF wrong (not 1600 but 1350).My guess is someone that clueless isn't going to understand your point about value for investors.As to the property tax issue - he may not even be aware of it.I found out about it from another customer of mine who lived in a townhouse in same town until he got married. 

Or marries?