A majority of apartment rental communities are also at 99% capacity, their highest records compared to 1 year ago. 

Understand the fees involved and calculate the total cost for an entire year of management so you can compare the different managers.

I see buying this type of real estate beneficial; perhaps more beneficial compared to SFHs because of the multiple streams of income I can potentially gather off of the one property.

It's entertaining to me that people compare things at the state level. 

You really want to find a similar home with the same amenities nearby to compare to.

Never overpay compared to recent comps.

I have only dealt with financing for a small duplex and also trucks which is too small to compare to our current upcoming deal we want. 

Find out if the property is in a flood zone, what are the taxes compared to other adjacent neighborhoods, are there HOA, or other monthly or annual fee's. 

Alabama equals great cashflow compared to the Bay Area...and a little appreciation............nice work sir.

I recognize the ROI isn't super exciting compared to a lot of what's discussed here.PeterView report*This link comes directly from our calculators, based on information input by the member who posted.