To add more weight to your case, dig deeper into local records.

But you’ll want to do a little digging and maybe talk to a local lender who’s dealt with ground leases before, from what I’ve heard.On the tax front, if you have the benefits and burdens of ownership for the structures, depreciation might still be on the table.

Yes when I heard $8K I thought that was crazy too but it's a lot of work because they would need to bust up the foundation dig up the yard to the curb stop and rip out all the pipes. 

Watch a team of roofers come in and they can strip a roof and lay a new one in 10 hours.i had 3 guys dig a 12 x 6x 40 foot deep hole in a mostly sandy yard replace sewer line and refill in a day.

If your goal is to offset your mortgage with a house hack then Lowell would be a good bet, but if you're looking for a longer term appreciation play then the areas closer to the city would be better, although the offset from cashflow may be lower than what you're looking for.A good step for you would be to dig into specific areas more as @Lien Vuong noted above.

Dig deep for online reviews, Better Business Bureau and their State Real Estate Board, etc.- Do be open-minded though as we have many of the above from tenants who claim we illegally evicted them (so, somehow we got a signed Write illegally?)

It is a very saturated market here as well so definitely worth really digging in to the numbers and finding as many owners here to talk with beforehand.

I really appreciate you taking the time and digging in together so I was able to get a full picture of your expectations and how we can do a better job for you and other investors.  

I have some cash on hand, but, the Florida house and NC real estate is 90% of  my net worth.I have fallen down the paralysis by analysis hole and hopefully your thoughts will help me to dig out.

This is a great question, and it’s smart to dig deeper into the assumptions turnkey providers are using in their calculations.