But don't kid yourself by thinking you saved any money here by representing yourself when you are overpaying compared to what most buyers are currently paying. 

There are a lot of affordable properties in Knoxville, but the growth isn't terribly vibrant and the deman isn't what you'd expect for a city of that size and that close to the Smokies - you're mostly looking at college rentals for the meat of the move season, and the SF market, while it exists, doesn't really compare to Chattanooga. 

Given you and your investor both have experience in different areas, I’d say keep a flexible approach and compare city requirements before putting too much money down.

However, they will certainly require you to jump through more hoops compared to private and hard money lenders. 

Mashvisor – Helps compare long-term vs. short-term rental potential, especially useful if you’re weighing both options. 4.

The model flagged listings that could likely generate more revenue with better descriptions.4.Market Comparison: Using Zillow Zestimate APIs and AirDNA, they compared similar properties in the area and forecasted how much more the property could make if the photos and descriptions were improved.5.Property List: All of this data was organised into a Google Sheet for further review.6.Automating Outreach: They used Claude to generate personalised outreach emails and DMs to homeowners, pitching offers for the properties.The entire process revolves around identifying undervalued homes that look worse online than they actually are.Has anyone seen anything like this?

Compare that to Tierrasanta, where market values hover around $3.01 million for a similar project, and it’s clear that location is key to making SB-9 projects profitable.Agents, this is where you can shine.

The $200 cap rewards the class A doors we want to manage, and the $100 minimum weeds out the doors we don't want. 

Create a simple spreadsheet or written list to compare the features of each and identify the ones that align with your requirements.

That's why appraisers do the comparative approach and then secondarily the cost approach.So far, 100% of the time you don't get dollar for dollar back from what I've seen.