I also own 4 STR properties that do extremely well.

I now am more selective about loan officers as well as lenders. 

Largely, the appreciation in housing prices is coming from both new migrants and investors coming from the East (GTA) as well as international countries (predominately from the middle east).We are also seeing drastic increases in the rental rates which in turn are pushing investment property prices up as well.

Could you send a few scans for me as well?

Common fees will include a set-up fee, a leasing fee for each turnover or a lease renewal fee, marking up maintenance, retaining late fees, and more.

Price range seems to be so fluid from what I'm seeing - as I'm sure you well know this but a home in one town might be $20,000/$30,000 variation in another.

Hey Themis - I used a similar strategy in my first year investing in Cleveland, focusing on the BRRRR method with SFRs, and it worked well.

Ran into many problems with contractors along the way, paid for some material twice as well as some projects to be redone.

Obviously, their capital gains are well beyond the $500k primary residence exemption. 

The possibility of vacancy would also grearly impact the cash flow as well.