6) You indicate $50k of interior renovations.

But it's not protected under the Federal Fair Housing Act.Here's a link to what's protected under the Federal Fair Housing Act:RaceColorNational OriginReligionSexFamilial StatusDisability   Even apartments.com's own Terms of Service don't seem to prohibit what you posted (again, as long as you didn't reference source of income):Compliance with Fair Housing LawsAll Content is subject to federal fair housing laws, which make it illegal to indicate in any advertisement any preference, limitation, or discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex, physical or mental disability, and/or familial status.

Here is an example in the NC Bar disciplinary reports of what happens in NC when an attorney is caught "falsely indicating on the HUD-l Settlement Statements he created for real estate transactions that the borrowers in the transactions brought funds to closing when in fact the funds were provided by the seller."

@Brant Garner: Appreciate your thoughts.Maybe it's a boon in disguise, going forward the Cap Rates will be indicative of the market reality.

That being said best indicators are length of job history, length of rental stay previously, previous rental rate, recommendation from employer. 

On further thought you could back into a similar setup by pricing it a tad high but indicating you're willing to talk about the price for the "right fit" (don't get specific) or if it doesn't rent quickly. 

You said you put up all but $5k of the money, but you didn't specifically indicate who was fronting the cost of the rehab...materials, etc.

What indications lead you to believe that the market will turn in a year or two?

I run my first analysis using listed rents if they are indicated.

Are these articles using leading indicators or trailing indicators?