I have a realtor and my wife and I are going to take note of potential repairs that need to be made and try to estimate the costs - I think there's a tool on BP for that from what I've heard.

It turns out that at the biggest school nearby, someone built a massive apartment complex for college students right next to campus which is popular among students for living off campus.

Once ive found a zip code I would like to saturate with marketing I do a google drive for dollars and just use google maps as a tool to walk up and down streets i may be interested in purchasing property.

Your mortgage is a great financial tool.

As such, it is just another tool.

My advise (as both an investor and wife of a realtor), would be to use Zillow sold comps as your first analysis tool.

It is a very powerful tool, which most people don't use as effectively as they could.

I've found it to be a useful tool when working with clients.  

One reason is that it is the most popular configuration and will be the easiest to sell or rent. 

Here is what I considered with optimistic projectionsWinter boat/car storage (110/mo x 6 mo per year)Tenant storage (120/mo x 12 mo per year)Tool and van storage for a small business owner Leasing rooftop for solar - does anyone know if companies in the Syracuse, NY area lease rooftops?