Ideally, I’d like to buy it, and fix/update both sides at the same time for ease on my end.

I always knew these numbers existed (and have reaped the benefits on my first property) but never put pen to paper for future analysis's. 

I would never. 

i actually just tried to BRRRR my latest deal in Pittsburgh and ended up selling it, because it wasn't going to appraise or rent for enough. 

Obviously you’d never sell until you’ve lived there 2 years, that’s a 5 figure mistake. 

We scheduled a separate general inspection to check for issues because our 1-year warranty is ending in March 2023.

Over the last 3 months we’ve spent $70k in rehab work. 1 property flooded, big storm across from the ocean we gutted it and it’s under construction 1 property had a lead incident, tenants ended up buying a house and we’re abating the unit. 

I tried a variety of options but reluctantly ended up with Quickbooks.

I never recommend out-of-state investors buy anything for less than about $55-75k all-in or, generally, it will be in an area that has a mediocre tenant pool with high turnover and bad turns when they leave; the price to rent ration doesn't matter when these items eat up your profit year after year.For multis, it's a little different, but I typically ask them to focus on units that rent for about $500-550 minimum to have an easy time managing them and finding quality tenants. 

My advice would be to never bend your numbers because of the fear of missing out.