Determine what you really want your life to look like in 10 or 20 years and work back from there.

The easiest way to determine what rent should be is to search for one bedroom units in your area and charge less than that.

My question is how are you able to determine a price of X without seeing what condition the apartments are?

I'm sure you're looking at sold comps to determine the ARV.

The best way to determine the true value of a property is to look at the last few sales of properties that are in good condition that are similar in age, size, and style.

You have to determine what works best to help you achieve your goals

If closing for the cash-out refi is completed at 6 months or greater than the date you purchased the property, it would be eligible for value to be determined with a new appraisal, which of course is beneficial if you have done any work to it to improve the value. 

A lot of pets are great, which is why I welcome them onto my property - but I do this because I know I reserve the right to screen for those which I determine to be well behaved and safe.

I am in the state of NC if that helps determine apartment location as well.

How have you guys in the past on certain deals; determined whether a market that will have a new major employer moving into the area,(an example is the boon for residential and commercial real estate in Sparks Nevada when Tesla opened its huge GigaFactory outside Sparks) a good market for speculative residential or commercial purchases?