How does that compare with the rest of the market?

We'd like to start getting all our ducks in a row so we can hit the ground running once we find a property.

I was shown a few places, compared them to the neighborhood and saw I was getting good cash flow, but there was no equity build up I was actually paying more then it was worth and would maybe sell in the future.I decided to flip it back and just learn the basics by practacing the BRRRR in my home state instead, here I can still find 25-35k houses with new kitchen/bathroom cosmetic work for 15-20k, total price in 50-55 that would rent for 695/750.

How do you figure out in that situation what you could price a renovated house at when none of the comps can compare?

While this is simple anecdotal evidence to support my general statements, you can use https://www.incomebyzipcode.com to easily compare any given zip code on the east and west side to compare median income levels.

Investors buy houses for much less then its retail value minus the cost of the work, it's where the profit comes in.Just an angle to keep in mind, as your deal may never get off the ground from the start, and whoever paid for the appraisal would be out that money.

Also, how much longer has it taken to rent out such a layout compared to layouts where the bath were on the second floor with the bedrooms?

Whereas older housing stock can be more difficult to renovate - especially when it once was a large single family that has been spliced into apartments.If I was to build a Multi-Family property from the ground up, I could control the lay out of the units, where the housing systems were located and their path to and from the basement, I could construct panels to access shower fixtures etc.

As I am clicking on the different parcel numbers, I stumble upon a property with a relatively high tax lien compared to other residential properties.

Yet I like to hear it from folks on the ground.