In comparison regular renters present less trouble and starter home prices for rental units are affordable in decent areas.

The best way to value 3-4 unit buildings is using the sales comparison approach with nearby sales comps with similar attributes to the property.

I am always looking at investment comparisons and learning new things so this is more discovery for me at this point and possibly future planning although I already have a deep network of clients and friends into the nine figures of net worth.

@Ross Greene, As I was reading through I was ready to argue against you again, but the lawyer comparison really put it into perspective for me!

Acquisition was ~30,000 and they're looking for ARV ~155k.After walking through this property we advanced to completed rehab property on concrete slab, tri-level for comparison work (it was actually just one block away from the fix/flip project.Aaron and Sean did a walkthrough, pointing out the finished work and having discussions about the costs of rehabs and financing options for doing fix/flips.Chicago Action Investors meet every weekend to form partnerships, gain knowledge from experienced investors, and analyze prospective properties for deals.

By comparison you could probably save up a down payment in less than a year, come back on BP and find a turnkey which will be much more likely to succeed, imo.

Does anyone have any advice as far as the loan comparisons or familiar with the VA loan?

The other number appeared to be in sequence, as most all large corporate numbers are.

Larger properties are significantly more complicated to manage.If you manage the property yourself you need to bake the cost of your time into the underwriting for the asset to be an apples to apples comparison.

For doing comparisons of commercial and multi-family propertioes for sale?