Those look like reasonable comps but I have to say they are probably on the upper range end.

@Jeff Kobernus  I have been following sold fixer upper homes on the mls for a couple of years now and have been wondering how the buyer made money.

Hello Everyone,A few years ago I bought a fixer upper home for 250k.

This was a upper middle class rental neighborhood that maintained relatively nice exterior homes, so we ensured curb appeal was always maintained.

Case in point, I sold my finished, beautiful craftsmanship, home in VT to buy a fixer-upper, for the same money here in Franklin! 

I'd advise against a big fixer upper at first, a ready to go property should be ok - these markets are forgiving given the good rent/price ratio.

Most are from upper middleclass neighborhood and households that upgraded to bigger units after they started having kids so they are fairly new and in good shape without much wear on them.

That said, depending on your current property's economies of scale a good CPA might not be in the cards right now.If you're willing to do the research you'll probably be able to DIY your return reasonably correctly with the upper-tier versions of TurboTax, etc. 

I am in the process of relocating and would like to rent the upper half out as well.

I do believe that it gives you an upper hand especially since you have a 3% advantage on the MLS over everyone else that’s bidding due to your commission.