He said he does a very very thorough screening process and it’s helped him have very good, quality, long term tenants.

AI is not some magical, all-knowing miracle that can pull leads out of thin air.AI is simply a faster, more hands-off way to find the same low-quality leads you get from DMM, cold calling, and SMS marketing.You’re not improving lead quality—you’re just finding bad leads faster.

When the tax base disappears so do essential services.

This is a competitive sellers market at the moment with a lot of players working the MLS, you can get some nice base hits here and there, but I don't know of anyone that's hit a homerun buying on the market lately.  

I make acquisition or developments based on fundamentals not "needed write off/depreciation".

I think this would be a waste of money.Have pride in your place and provide quality stuff like a nice hot tub or just don't have a hot tub at all. 

Quality, price, and time.

.: I am trying to expand my list of strategies to find deals.I did some research and narrowed down my search, spoke to a few quality realtors and nothing came to fruition.

That depends.High quality vs lower qualityNew vs used.A mix of both.Could be $30k for good quality new stuff.Your CPA can tell you what you can deduct and what you have to depreciate.

I say you are VERY wrong.In my area older renovated houses demand top dollar on rents and I can find distressed properties or motivated sellers so I can buy at huge discounts for cash.I do not have constant repairs as I fix them up correctly after I buy them.House values are based on comps.