Quote from @Sofia Komrskova: I have properties in all neighborhood classes.

Things are going well so far - I am using Grant Shipman's model (LivingSmith) instead of padsplit, which works great for me.How nice are the neighborhoods you invest in? 

The marketing/advertising firm, aka RE broker, is not the expert in building codes, zoning, structural engineering, neighborhood safety, etc.As a prudent investor, always do your own due diligence or you'll end up being (unitentionally) misguided by a RE broker's information.  

Investment Info:Townhouse fix & flip investment. 217 W 131st St, New York, NY 10027, is a historic townhouse located in the vibrant Harlem neighborhood of Manhattan.

and @Matthew Paul thanks for heads up and tip.I was thinking about switching the t-stat to one of the old style ones.

Almost all of our SF rentals are in owner occupants neighborhoods. 

Recent sales in the neighborhood are also not updated. 

But if it were the real check why would the company use a hand-written font and then somehow digitally sign it with messy cursive in the same exact ink style as the typed font?

Any specific neighborhoods you recommend looking into—or areas to avoid?

The home was built in 2006, great neighborhood, close to the highways, close to everything new that is being built, close to a military base.