It’s awesome to hear you have a connection to Montana—Bozeman is a great spot!

Ko Olina is a beautiful spot - and having a vacation home there for your family while focusing on capital appreciation is a smart move. 

This is a common misconception but we're an online platform where the owner chooses their own price and selects their own tenants.

Your approach here has definitely given me a lot to think about in terms of spotting hidden value.Curious, with the deferred maintenance challenges you faced, was there anything unexpected that came up during the rehab that you’d approach differently next time?

This was for a 50’ driveway and 4 parking spots.

Always looking for great deals but very selective as we don't really need to add to our portfolio at this time - but would definitely consider a great deal. 

Once you know that, you'll be able to spot one that might have a better return than 'normal'.

Wow, that’s a tough spot, and it really sounds like you tried your best to meet them halfway.

But if you know any other resources or great spots to get started, please share them! 

This is basically what I made for myself:So every morning I get a report of everything new that hits the market in LA/Ventura, and I can just click the google links, check it out on RedFin/Zillow, and if it seems promising, fully underwrite it (using tools and/or manually), then offer on it.Don't try and come up with an auto-offer estimate, you can't tell the visual quality of the home or how much the construction will be, etc, stick to estimating values of renovated and distressed property in your tools, make it easy to fill those comps/value metrics into an underwriting model/proforma, and let the end users tweak numbers/select comps/etc so they feel confident in everything.