They do minimal at best verification of the data the applicant provides.

Hoping and praying for values to rise may not be a good strategy, but researching a market to understand the data make appreciation a near certainty can be a very good strategy that can dwarf the return from cash flow in the best cash flow markets.  

Now I’m sure BP has all the data and statistics to so h the know better than me what people like and want to hear.

While it's true I don't necessarily trust the pricing software algo, I really like the ease of accessing the data.

Just talk to your PM or realtor to dig the data up if you do not know it.

Maybe there's an angle for seller financing or some other creative approach to get the seller the total return they want over time, but it's hard to say without actual facts and data.

Does anyone know where you could find median income data by area in Portugal?

Gather emails with something like Stayfi, use a qr code to have guests follow you on socials or leave their emails in a sign up for discounts coming back, use a Meta Pixel on your direct booking website or landing page and then do a retarget ad campaign to them, offer "Family and Friends" promo codes to guests when they come back through an auto message a couple of weeks after they have left, etc. are some that I use.  

From digging into real time market data and calcualting cash flow.. to literally driving for dollars, you want someone with an incredible network of pros who can unearth leads (probate attorneys, divorce attorneys, local fix and flip circles) that might connect you with a ready buyer or flud tenant.

Im trained enough myself at this point in QBO, but my bookeeper still does the more complex entries (Loans, capital balances, reconciliation, etc) I just do the data entries for expenses.