Considering they are the same price and both have there pros/cons, as far as running comps goes, which is more accurate?

If the software is not simplifying your life or making you more accurate, you shouldn't use it.Software has extremely helpful features like online payments, marketing syndication (click a button,your property is advertised on multiple sites), electronic document review/signing, maintenance tracking, and owner reports.

@Carlos Lopes- thanks  - your points about accelarting the loan  payoff are  accurate ....the main downside to this is that whatever funds you are using  towards the  extra  paydown - wont be able to  work for you in some other  way .... if the  property is treading water  with the min payment being made - let it ride  and the loan will pay down on its own ....and then use your  extra  funds for  other  purposes 

I'm curious if this information is accurate or just hearsay.

In fairness exterior leaks can be tricky to accurately diagnose no matter who is managing the process.

Don't know about how accurate AirDNA is. 

So you'll need to look closely at that to accurately determine your new basis.Work with a good tax accountant on this.   

A qualified engineer does a site survey to fully document the assets then a team of engineers does a 100% property breakdown using all 32 primary divisions of the building code to produce an accurate report that includes all elements of a quality cost segregation study per the IRS Cost Segregation Audit Techniques Guide with a ready to File Form 3115 if needed.

Think on that for a moment because it's the most accurate truth of it. 

Have you factored in start-up costs and accurate management cost?