They might be lower than anticipated and are a great tool for what you are looking to do.

Do you use bigger pockets tool?

@Sebastian Nadal for background checks, I use stessa/rent prep that’s available to us through biggerpockets tools.

My husband was able to consolidate and re-finance the debt after we executed the deal but this was only possible because we bought a VERY modest property of 70k as a learning tool to really see what buying a home in CR would be like. 

Airdna is a good resource and tool, but I wouldn't rely solely on that platform for data.

Just a follow up question, were you utilizing debt to invest, I have always been taught since a young age to try and not utilize debt (I come from a family of stock market investors, traditional business owners) where debt is not utilized as frequently which I obviously understand debt can be a very powerful tool and utilized in a great way its just something I want to avoid with my investments to an extent any suggestions for investing without debt or as little as possible. 

Leverage is one of the most powerful tools in real estate investing.

However, I’m looking for tools to help me analyze deals, particularly for multi-unit properties.

Use tools like AirDNA or Mashvisor to provide market data on projected rental income and occupancy rates, and make sure your lender works with appraisers familiar with short-term rentals.

Experts in that area will know, but the internet is a huge tool.