I am curious to hear if anyone has experience with a "better" RMS that has better data and can more accurately map rates. 

It’s your post, you’re the data guy.  

The numbers look great for cheap houses and rents and they wanted some data on the area.

Why don't you use a bit different model where your potential clients can pay perhaps $250 (or a bit more if reasonable but no more than $500) for an hour meeting to talk to a real CPA who has been trained by you and determine whether or not they can save me money on taxes such as capital gains or ordinary income or passive income by forming structures that makes sense for using up various deductions and write-offs to the fullest extent to off-set the various sources of income and let them show me how they can eliminate my taxes down to minimal to zero in that quick session, it is like a preview session to what is possible given my actual data. 

Based on the data in our area single family and new construction are some of the best investments. 

Found following information about building permits on City Data: https://www.city-data.com/city/Calera-Alabama.html2022: 125 buildings, average cost: $155,700 2021: 216 buildings, average cost: $156,200 2020: 322 buildings, average cost: $144,500 2019: 213 buildings, average cost: $147,600Regarding Property appreciation: This property was sold last november for 269K and there is a similar property on this street that has been sold for 289k on March 12th that is last month.

Not here to defend anyone or point fingers but we have had many unsatisfied investors over the past 10 years.Most will buy 1 property and expect miracles.It takes a larger portfolio to make it more stable and more cashflow profitable long term.Owning 1 or 2 properties can always be a hit/miss.Owning a larger portfolio should over time perform better "year after year".Just my opinion based on PM data that we see on the back end.Much success

I like to use a mix of the 2024 HUD Fair Market Rents, MLS previously rented units w/ pictures to see what type of tenant expectation aligns with the rent price, AND Rentometer.com to get a bunch of data on a new market.

I am now planning to buy some properties in Toledo for the cash flow, and collecting some data.

The ARV came back reasonable, but on the report, the appraiser only used Vrbo data and no Airbnb data, which many of my neighbors use both platforms.