I came into the picture when an agent issued a new loan title policy w/o obtaining a release of the prior mtg. 

We’ve found doing value add to be a way to force appreciation and add cash flow when we got our house… we added an ADU and house hack with a midterm rental to generate the additional income and make a bigger home actually affordable but still flexible for when family visit 

Are you using to sites like Listsource and Propstream to source leads?

it's very difficult for investors in HCOL areas to buy a random property in a random market that they haven't visited and don't know anyone in and make money. 

I found all sorts of things to reference for an eviction including excessive damage to the property, signs of an animal, lack of yard maintenance, oil spill on driveway, smoke detectors removed, the unit smelled of smoke, appliances that came with the unit moved off site ect... 

I have done a search at the site you found, Steve!

You could refi out of that loan once you have your C/O. 

If so, are you paying a 3rd party site for the leads or can you get them by going to the courthouse?

Are you using any management Site like gesty to sync the different platforms? 

You can get the STR data from something like AirDNA and then check out what your competitors offer on sites like Airbnb/VRBO.Negotiations will also depend on their cash flow and how much of the business you buy.