They do an inspection, look for potential costs with repairs and produce a final report.

Since the Internet is flooded with trash information, AI absorbs it and produces its conclusions accordingly.

But from what I've observed (and I'm sure you've seen too), only a few new investors, who are more analytical in nature, do this.One of the issues that I've seen again and again is new investors putting together a "spreadsheet" based on their limited understanding, that produces inaccurate or misleading numbers.

Then when it aligns, start doing it.Books and videos are as good as the time they were produced, you're going to want to get a pulse on the actual beat of the floor. 

Like others have mentioned, there’s appreciation, depreciation, leverage, and tax benefits that produce a compelling risk adjusted return. 

The property had a first mortgage, as well as a second mortgage, both from the same purchase money lender.After receiving the trustee’s deed and recording it, I discovered two “Independent Solar Energy Producer Contracts” recorded against the home.

Just because we did it so quick shouldn't diminish the value, hard work and systems required to produce the result for you.  

Thinking about 1031 option and buying more income producing properties possibly in other parts of the country.   

Rent ready in leveraged RE in this market does not produce returns that meet my expectations of return for my effort. 

A lot of this content was produced in the mid stages of a vacation rental frenzy, and those concepts don’t necessarily work any more.