Go in for the cash flow and ensure you are funded with reserves, appreciation is on paper and a bonus in my opinion. 

Or maybe the PropStream data itself is less-than-accurate. 

Whenever you are buying a property out of state you should do a few things to ensure it's as smooth as possible.Don't buy in the roughest neighborhood in the urban core.

Although it won’t change this event, ensure that your lease addresses plumbing issues moving forward.

While I know that there will be a steep learning curve when I get started (my timeline is mid-year), I'd like to mitigate the mistakes I make, to ensure that I don't get frustrated too bad in the beginning!

The loan is not recourse to the retirement plan member.Work with a tax professional who knows what they're doing to ensure the 401k member isn't incurring UBTI via UDFI.

In other words, think of the areas where your profile poses a risk to a lender’s assets – and ensure that you are capable of mitigating those risks.

Using the right insurance company to ensure properties that are vacant is not that expensive. 

Whenever you are buying a property out of state you should do a few things to ensure it's as smooth as possible.Don't buy in the roughest neighborhood in the urban core.

I would start with data the municipality will give you.