It's not an effective strategy but a lot of investors believe throwing in high end appliances in itself secures a buyer. 

There are some out there that invite speakers versus take checks from speakers.

Include an exit strategy, tax planning, and insurance to protect both parties.

I learned this strategy from one of my clients.

You will always have to be an asset manager of your property manager as your property manager is not a mind reader for your investment strategy decisions. 

It's better to pay more, knowing you have something secured versus cheaping out and not even closing. 

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Quote from @David Martoyan: Has anyone here successfully adjusted their strategy to focus on finding deals that don’t follow the traditional ARV formula?

However, for the last 5 years, we almost never went into an acquisition/disposition with that strategy as the goal.

Being a subject matter expert and having a clear strategy is far more important than picking a market.