It is purely clickbait.Find yourself a market that you are interested in, learn as much as you can about that market, and find your deal. 

I continued paying what I had paid before, with the additional money purely going to principal.The recast to a lower amount was purely to reduce my committed monthly payment to a point that I could get my property to cash flow if I had to move out (job loss, etc).

It's pure BS that you're going to pay $15k and someone's going to bring you a $50k profit.

So someone who is looking purely to maximize potential return (and has unlimited time) is unlikely to find this a good fit. 

This is purely anecdotal, but I've noticed that the top performing properties in my area lead with an exterior shot.

“Jorge, this is pure gold—you’re laying out the exact playbook for maximizing every inch of a property’s potential.

There are still some good markets that will provide cashflow but you'll need to have realistic expectations when investing purely for cashflow. 

In hindsight I can see all the mistakes I made but...pura vida.I do my proformas and try to calculate returns but I don't measure the value of investments purely on these terms like some others who've responded to you.

If you truly enjoy property management, it might be for you, regardless of financial consideration.If evaluating the question purely from a financial standpoint, it comes down to the value of your time. 

I have financed a number of STR properties and they will usually be appraised as a pure real estate as vacant value and a cash flow adjusted commercial value, sometime separated as going concern and real property.