The inspector might be ignorant, but we gave him that chance.You can be sick of dealing with inspectors and buyers or even realtors, but you still have the final say in your transaction.

Can I see your data and data collection parameters?  

I have watched my customers buy, hold, flip real estate for 16 years and decided I needed to finally get in on another stream of income.

Have them send you all those sales, they should be able to give you a link to the data so you can click on the listings, check them out on a map, and get a good feel of how it's looking. 

I live in the Des Moines area and have recently started a buy and hold portfolio.I have been listening to the Bigger Pocket pod cast for some time and finally decided that I needed to join.  

There are probably some folks on this forum who specialize in vacation rentals that may be able to lead you in the right direction to get this data.

I have now finally decided that real estate investing is a business I want to be in.

After a pause, this good  tax commissioner finally said" Sir, are you really; really sure you know what you are buying?

So as per your estimates, what is the final cashflow per door?

Seller mentioned she will do a final walkthrough before settlement to clear her obligation and that tenants aren't entitled to a security deposit.