I have many more concerns about this topic, but I don't want to hijack what others have to share.BTW, I have over 10 years of storm damage assessment experience with the highlight having been hired by the Department of Interior that oversees the National Historic Registry of Homes. 

If you are not aware of the Freedom Mentor program it is a program run by Phil Pustejovsky who is kind of a YouTube sensation when it comes to Real Estate Investing knowledge videos (which are free).

My involvement is small as I’m a 5% partner but I do most of the financial analysis.Two highlights to start.– I like numbers.

Each property is unique and it is always a good idea to have and approved finish list for your contractor highlighting specific sku numbers when available or ask for a labor only bid.

I am advocating, however, that there is great opportunity for them to be utilized in the real estate space, especially as a means to create counterparties for those who aren't eternally optimistic about the market and to bridge market-stalling bid-ask spreads with the physical asset, which would improve overall liquidity in the market.Your comments highlight the biggest frustration I experience as an alternative asset manager with one foot in finance and the other in real estate: both cultures have a dogmatically limited view on how things are done, which precludes each from dealing with the other in the ways required to pull real estate out of the dark ages.The first step is to educate real estate market participants on finance in general: how to qualify and quantify risk, the mechanics of options, etc.

@Frank Gallinelli (it doesn't look like that highlighted the @mention, so here you go. https://www.biggerpockets.com/users/gallinelli

Here are some of the highlights from our conversation.

For instance, if one of the reasons your property appreciated is due to renovations, then you can compare your home to others in the area and adjust your rent and list accordingly, highlighting what sets your home apart.An example would be if you looked on Craigslist and the other rentals in the area appear old and dumpy, but your home has modern bathrooms and kitchen with new appliances. 

The color may have highlighted it's true shape 

These loans allow you to even put less down on 2-4 Units Multi-family rentals versus conventional.Another highlight is you can close in an LLC or Trust...