I searched for properties that stay on the market for a long time.

I appreciate you taking the time to respond.

I recently added a half bathroom to existing footage in a unit that is valued over $1k/ft that the comps showed the half bathroom added ~$50k of value.- not sure of your home market but i assume you are choosing ohio for its lower cost.  

Same goes for many apartment buildings offering MoveIn Specials.So, if it's slow-time winter or a property won't rent for another reason, why waste time worrying about why it works or how to avoid it?

The market is ALWAYS changing but I know at this time, seasoned investors are getting 80% LTV on DSCR in the 6% range and 90% of PP/100% of renovation if total loan does not exceed 75% of ARV for FixNFlip loans. =)  

A lot of times these threats do not matter much to Contractors, but they may help.

The holidays are a magical time, full of family gatherings, laughter, and... real estate deals?

Hence the lot on which the house resided was taxed at a 45% discount based on actual value, while the tennis lot was taxed at about 4 times what it should have been by value. 

But again, if you're going to take it down to change out furnishings anyway, then the timing could work out well.

Often times, if they come in through VRBO or AirBNB, they are looking to get something at below market rates or market.