Then, within that market, study areas where it is actually less expensive to own than it is to rent.  

Purchase Another Investment Property and Utilize a Cost Segregation Study:When you reinvest in a new investment property, you can perform a cost segregation study to accelerate depreciation.

It would help if you studied how your home compares to others and ensured it is priced right.

@Harsh PoshtiThis will be dependent on the area and I would recommend you perform a market study to determine which project would yield better results and if either is even viable.

Are the people that give bad feedback on the reviews actually the lazy ones who sort of half commit themselves, put half *** effort in studying the material and submit half cocked deals to Jerrys buying team only to be rejected and when they dont make any money in 30-90 days just get angry and decide they will give a bad testimony on rip off report?

Get a no-cost estimate for an engineering-based cost segregation study on every investment property you own over $250K in purchase price.

I currently have to do a quick new market study to quickly filter out a market and it is tedious.I do believe the big names brokers are overpriced.

@Jeremiah Mon education is vital but make sure you take action on the items you study.

Night Before the Exam dot com is a good state study test if they have it for your state.To be clear though, the majority of what you learn in the class is not used by residential real estate agents in practice.

For the first part of your question even if you were working with a realtor, I don't personally know many that have a true pulse on rehab costs and I wouldn't make any investment decisions based on their rehab cost projections.My suggestion would be to study how to evaluate the Big 6 rehab costs: roof, siding, windows, HVAC, electrical, and plumbing.