you mention ARV - what is the cost to repair the property to get it to that ARV?

Aside from the Debt-to-income ratio and risk benefits you've already mentioned, it also just helps keep everything organized.

After some back-and-forth an inspection was scheduled only for the code enforcement agent to... wait for it... wait for it... ghost my PM.At this point, I've advised my PM to communicate with code enforcement in writing as much as possible and to continue to document their no-shows, etc.

Wait for accepted offer.Or are you doing a tour before you put in an LOI?

Even if I have to wait 6 months and spend $50K on a different buildout, I'm still doing better by month 15. - I believe that companies and the economy as a whole have begun a long-term shift towards back to in-office.

Every system you try will have flaws, or you may salivate over a feature that appears in other software.Some familiar names are mentioned frequently: Stessa, Apartments.com, RentRedi, TenantCloud, Innago, RentManager, Avail, Rentec Direct, Doorloop, etc.I recommend conducting thorough research on each app online to understand their offerings, pricing, etc.

As Nick mentioned, Airdna would be helpful here.Mexico may be the exception. 

I will say the first few years will be waiting on the appreciation to take hold, but then after that, you have more options. 

-On the day of closing, our agent mentioned that the sellers tried to back out.

I’d encourage you to go to the local events like @Jonathan Klemm mentioned.