Once you evaluate enough you will get a good feel for what a property will sell for relative to rent etc. 

From the data I have seen, Seattle seems to have a good mix of properties for all types of investors and income types. 

Hi  everyone First time using the BP calc , so perhaps I am just not understanding BP method or I am miscalucating however ,, I input a home's data points with all associated costs and the complete  loan amounts, points, fees etc.When the results came back , The ROI was based on the total project costs.. i.e.  

So you run into data quality issues and even with “high quality data” you shouldn’t be surprised when a mom and pop owner run certain expenses through the business.

We haven't had the duplex long enough to have a vacancyCap rate is unknown, and still relatively new to me in concept.

It is relatively easy to find out who the owners are. 

There are many CPA's on this site that work with clients remotely.In the meantime - feel free to ask any tax related question.

Both are incredibly data driven which leads to better results.

You’ll need to borrow money from relatives/friends or from your retirement account (if you have one).

You build a Buyer pool relatively quickly, and the cool thing is that you aren't begging them for business, but rather THEY are coming to YOU to help them.Keller WIlliams has a great training program called IGNITE, that helps you focus on hitting the ground running (thus the obvious title).