Buy in a good location and have multiple strategies should STR not perform as anticipated.

A borrower must choose his or her own contractors to perform the needed renovation.Ø All Contractors participating in the HomeStyle Renovation Program must complete a Contractor Profile Report.

I'm in the retail sector, primarily value-add product with a great location but poorer performance than the market average.

It produces useful reports for various properties.Cons:   They over promise and under perform on virtually everything.  

Rehab: Coordinate with local contractors to perform quality, cost-effective renovations to increase property value and rental potential.3.

A professional can also ensure that you perform the proper tax reporting and record keeping on the transactions.

Lack of performance I would say. 

Perform your own investigation and build your own rent roll/spreadsheets to confirm everything.

Perform the same task in each app to ensure a fair comparison.Load a property with pictures and details.Market that property.See what your marketing looks like from the public's perspective.Submit a fake application to see how easy the process is.Run a credit/screening report on yourself.Enter a maintenance request, assign a vendor, and attach a fake invoice.Enter charges to the tenant's ledger.Enter recurring charges and automatic late fees.Sign documents electronically.Run owner reports.After testing a few apps, one should clearly stand out.

When you get the sheriff’s proposed distribution of funds, there will be a copy of a title search that was performed by a title company selected by the sheriff; that title company is possibly the best place to go to ask whether you should buy a title policy - they did the search and should be willing to insure.