Seems to me BP is justs following the same play book as Zillow RE leads..

Wherever you do invest, try and play by the rules.It can be a very expensive learning lesson which it looks like this will be. 

so, whatever the comps that you need to target are - you go for thosein terms of getting desired rents, certainly finishes will come into play a little bitand then of course you want a safe, high quality rentalone thing to note that is not often pointed out is that, with a BRRRR, the higher you boost the ARV, the higher your mortgage payment is going to be and the lower your cash flowso a few things to consider herehope this helps

---However, once you convert a space, like a basement, into a separate livable unit with its own entrance, that’s when ADU regulations come into play.

It involves the fact that the taxing authority and the law firm that they have contracted with to handle the tax suits just do not identify all of the owners who are entitled to be notified that the property is being foreclosed on.Tax sales are usually a mess.The tax deed itself even says that it does not even claim that the property exists, as well as not guaranteeing that you are receiving title.The only way you can be safe is to have a title company do a title search for you.I hope this helps.Good Luck.Michael Lantrip.

If saving more helps you put more down on the rental AND you want to buy quickly, consider that route.If you are slow playing your next purchase, maybe you go a different route.Personally, I do not mind being more liquid and collecting interest or investing in the market vs paying debt down, but that is me...

For those following this thread the strategy plays out like this. 

STR market is dieing unless you can play in the 750-1.4M$ price point then there is opportunity, most are going MTR or LTR, we manage a vast amount of properties and see clients switching from furnished to long term unfurnished, lots of data around this...

I generally tell clients to expense anything under $2,500 unless there are other factors at play that may change that decision. 

In that case there's definitely more than just numbers that come into play.