You will see many of those people paid $10k and look at the type of questions they are asking.

With this type of market your investment will get in the way of obvious appreciation. 

I work in engagement marketing and deal with construction tradesmen all day, usually more custom type tradespersons with a lot of care and concern for their own work, which may glamorize it more than I realize.

Do you have any particular type of investments you are hoping to start with? 

What made you interested in investing in this type of deal?

If a property of similar bedrooms, bathrooms, type, and square footage has sold within the last six months, that is a comparable sale.

I do like the built in leasing that apartments offers over the OG Cozy site, but I don't really want to pigeon hole myself into the apartments.com brand (or Zillow, or any other of the type) so I'm starting to use rent redi.

Definitely don't sell it and buy cheap Class C in Texas or other state for "cash flow on paper" - I learned a painful lesson with those types of properties. 

JakeIt depends on the lender and type of loan.

I haven't personally done this type of rental strategy myself; however am curious to hear more about your experience.