., does anyone have ballpark numbers they generally shoot for when assessing potential investment properties in the DMV area?

I'm usually searching for sales comps to determine property values or contest tax assessments.   

None of these are individually a deal breaker, but the scoring system gives an overall assessment and the highest scoring applicant gets an offer to rent. 

Contact the company that manages the HOA, they will be able to provide you with that information. be specific to the home, model, sqft of the home you are trying to buy because HOA fees can vary from home to home in the same building or development. you also want to check to see if there are any immediate increases coming to the HOA or any assessments forthcoming, 

Other key economic indicators are in play when assessing viability of a market, and these are highlighted in a collaborative annual report done by PricewaterhouseCoopers & Urban Land Institute titled Emerging Trends in Real Estate.These two leading real estate research sources use criteria — such as population, size & growth, development opportunities, investment capital inflow, and transaction volume to define viability of U.S.

Has anyone had any luck negotiating a lower assessed value on their investment properties to lower their property taxes?

Am I assessing the situation incorrectly?

The local governments are generally aggressively increasing assessed values, so taxes are rising.  

So look in attics and crawl space and moisture check around windows and look at the ceiling corners and for mold..Also, you need to get an assessment on mechanicals, like are all the HW heaters 15 years old, then you need to budget for replacement. 

Post 2: Looking up Tax Maps for Jersey CityThis is the 2nd post in my series about online tools useful for investing in Jersey City.You can check out 1st post here: Jersey City Online Tools Post 1: Tax Assessment recordsThe Tax Maps for Jersey city are available here:http://hostedfiles.civilsolutions.biz/jerseycity/taxmaps/index.htmThey are maintained by the company Civil Solutions, a division of ARH Associates. 215 Bellevue Ave, Hammonton, NJ 08037, Ph: 800-924-0482 www.arh-us.com or www.civilsolutions.biz Here is a screenshot of the search navigation at the top.You need to first select, how you want to find a property via selecting the radio buttons.In the screenshot above, I have selected "Address".Then in the dark green row, select County = Hudson, Municipality = Jersey City and then the fun beings."