There were some things that some of his crew had done wrong—the kind of things that you list in walk-throughs, like paint spatter.

Here is a list of why adding ADUs in my CA market is typically a poor RE investment:1) The value added by the ADU addition is often significantly less than the cost of adding the ADU.

Are their listings detailed with good-quality photos?

Raleigh only allows 2 STR listings per house, but you could easily rent the others as mid-term through airbnb's platform (I do this).

St Cloud MN Duplex, list/purchase price $259,900market rents $1,610 per unit BUT yes, if one really wanted to sec8 income standards are $1,957 per unit so one could go that direction if wanted be.

Here’s a list of non-recourse lenders you can look through.  

I sent a friend down there to look at various listings.

Also, keep in mind if it causes an undue burden on you or is too costly you can deny them. for example, if your insurance company says that dog breed is on the ban list then you need to find out how much it will cost to insure them. if the rates go up because of the dog then you can deny them based on the undue burden. 

You'll see posts from wholesalers and agents with pocket listings so just reach out to them and try to get on their buyer's list so they send you future listings.

Ask any realtor and they can give you the list of things to consider when using comps.