Make sure you determine if there is equity first. 

To zoom out and make it really simple, investors use the cap rate as a divider of the net operating income (NOI) a property produces, in order to determine value.

Depending on whether you’re the buyer or the seller determines if you make conservative or aggressive assumptions.

You will need to determine your target market.

I continually tried to set up a time to sit down with them and go over all the receipts and numbers to determine where everybody stood and they'd constantly cancel on me for one lame excuse after another because suddenly there was all the sudden nearly $7,000 of expenses they told me they also needed paid back for on top of the 22k.

@Tomasz KaminskiNot what you want to hear, but you're planning your trip without determining your destination.A house-hacking duplex and a 401k will not let you retire anytime soon.

If I’m looking at a MLS or on foreclosure.comHow can I determine more or less the rehabCost just by pictures?

Since all of the marriage joint is sealed by drywall, it is no way for the home appraisal to determine.

The most shocking inspection might be the first one and that determines when your S8 tenancy can begin.  

I drive a rusty Nissan Altima so mine is 250:1Here's how you can determine your ratio with a fictional example:$250,000 income: $10,000 Camry = 25:1