I was working with a DSCR lender on comparing options on a seven property portfolio purchase a couple years ago and the difference between bundling them and doing them all separately was negligible.

But falling 10/20/30 bond yields don't translate into rising CRE values as down GDP means more store closings, lower NOI, lower office rents/industrial etc, etc.  

If you are comparing the two, you may get more appreciation, but more issues in Long Beach versus something steadier in Riverside.

We just took on a newly renovated Padsplit in Mesa right now and have full occupancy but I'm curious how Turbo Tenant compares to Padsplit pricing 

They appear to be very active in the industry.

If cybercrime industry was a country in 2021, it would have been the world's third-largest economy after the U.S and China, totaling a 6 trillion USD in inflicted damages.

I think your best approach is to pretend you are the investor yourself, calculate build cost (mortgage with interest) + Maint / cap expenses/ management fees according to your zoning and then compare that to the average rent in that neighborhood.

I am comparing both of them right now and while people seem to prefer Propstream, I am surprised to see how many comps do not come up in the search, while Batchleads and even Zillow give me more results (using the exact same filters).

I wouldn’t go as far to say it’s a scam, but the amount they’re taking as a cut is unheard of in the industry. 

However as you correctly point out this is far more risky and or its risk capital compared to buying a income property.. but the reward can be strati-spherically higher .. not just a little bit but it can be life changing profits on some of these deals.