I find this to be incredibly helpful in assessing which properties to do further research on because I focus on a few neighborhoods and I don't recognize all the street names on sight.

@Dakota Timm need a contractor assessment but you are talking in the thousands and simple to impossible. 

If you do want to transfer the title, you have to be mindful of your lender and willingess to cooperate, be prepared to pay transfer taxes based on the assessed value and other deed preparation & recording fees.Assuming liability protection is the primary reason, what events have recently transpired that have you concerned? 

A reserve is unnecessary, but I still keep around $15,000 - $20,000 in my account.The point is, that you should sit down and assess your finances to determine what the worst-case scenario may look like, how much you would need to cover it without impacting your life, and whether you will need to build a reserve.

The way I (and many others) see data is that it helps make more informed diDemographics: Identify market segments & trends.GDP & Economic Growth: County-level GDP changes to assess economic vitality.Poverty Metrics: Analyze economic challenges.Construction Activity: Easily predict market supply.Occupational Diversity: Forecast housing & commercial needs.Education Insights: Understand community stability.Real Estate Trends: Identify property value & rental cycles.and there is so much more to consider.

I often provide a sheet of costs for certain cleaning/replacement items that will be assessed if they have to be dealt with at move out- Leave out that its making showing hard..... they dont care.

You have to seriously assess the actual numbers you are  dealing with, then you can create a viable strategy.

If you cannot make and accurate assessment of what will fit on the property than you cannot make a proper evaluation of value.

There are no guarantees, but performing due diligence, an assessment of character, and affordability is what keeps up in business.

After assessing the cost of remodeling, and either renting or selling the property weighed against the advantages of selling as is to a builder it seems to make more sense to sell it as is.