Go to furnished finder and airbnb to compare rents and determine your rate.

Remember the purpose of a proforma is to determine if a deal pencils broadly, so getting extremely granular doesn't add anything useful.

Eg, i have a friend/client who determines it based on income vs PITI.

If it is in multiple units, you can determine who is responsible by investigating who recently traveled or purchased used furniture.

However, all the sold comps are crossed out after following a three-tiered system to determine the ARV:T1: Stay within one-miles radius, sold for fewer than six-months.T2: Size of the properties are within 200 sqft., must share certain attributes (bedrooms, bathroom, etc.).T3: Compare property typeIn "The Book on Flipping Houses" by J Scott, it mentioned about adjusting the value of the comps to ensures that they resemble the subject property as closely as possible.

We'll see where it goes either way I am determined to design build something to make into a successful STR business.oh yeah and currently taking a major L on QQQ shorts that I was probably too early into.

Third, check your state's civil laws to determine if maintenance costs can be assigned to the debtor by the lien holder. 

"Sizing up"= determining HOW FAR a Fire Chief and/or the local building/planning department of the jurisdiction your cabin is in can/will go is both a science and an art, IMO.* This could be a standard issue type thing and if u do nothing, nothing will happen or it could end up being your worse nightmare. 

There are always other options.....if a person's price-point is, let's say, $150k, they can either live in a shoebox downtown or move 20-30 miles out of the city and find a much larger house for the same $$.The problem is people are spoiled today as @James Hamling so aptly said.And as @Theresa Harris noted, let's just mix it ip and provide all types of housing...let the markey determine what works.......

Hopefully some of you will find these insights useful in making determinations on where and how to invest after these devastating storms.Some background: I got my start in Real Estate in NY in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy.