Completely overhauling the property and significantly improving.

Do you feel QBO would be superior than a spreadsheet to keep a record of cost basis, capital improvements, deprecation, etc? 

The reason I say this is that if you go to fix up the place and make improvements without getting the right contract into place, the seller could change their mind and keep the property. 

Our ability to secure and resell the property swiftly underscored our expertise in maximizing value without extensive physical improvements.

Now I see lot of people ( many on youtube) are suggesting that housing market is progressing towards a recession/ correction/crash and prices are going to fall soon.

recessed/sheetrock is a low cost, no brainer improvement that sells.

They don't care about your property, won't suggest the improvements, and just live of you.I self manage AirBnb in Seattle and hired a remote PM in another property and should admit that if the PM is not local I could do the work and take care of the property much better than a hired PM.

Robuilt did a case study on his pickleball court ROI, I believe he has a video on his Youtube channel about it. 

Always gotta be studying the market, studying your competitors, and improving your homes to exceed the rapidly increasing competition.

I've seen a lot of conflicting advice that cautions to avoid areas with high crime rates due to complications and extra costs from the tenant base and property crime.I understand that both cities have shown crime rate improvements, but their overall rates are still way above average.What makes these cities attractive for investment despite this?