Also, with the popularity of online platforms like Roomies, PadSplit, etc, is anyone hacking a 4 bed 2 bath house, adding a room and making it a 5 room rental to boost cashflow (knowing that there's more turnover of course) significantly?

Especially if you out some sweat equity into the property to boost value, you'll want that accounted for in the new appraisal amount.

It was listed at $448k, it did $80k in gross revenue last year, and the property had room for improvement to boost the revenue figures (kitchen/bath updates, deck updates, hot tub, etc). 

If they want, I put them in a program called Boost that increases their credit score every time they pay rent. 

Again it may not significantly boost the value of your home, but these are inexpensive ways to better market your property. 

Real estate can definitely begin a 20+% per year, overall net worth boost, almost guaranteed in a good neighborhood, because of leverage.

One major contributor to the recent recovery has been the Fed's liquidity policies, which have helped push the 30-year fixed mortgage rate to record lows, boosting affordability.

There is info about the residence that you can alter (bed, bath, sq. ft.) that may boost your "valuation" on these sites, but ultimately, they are all decided by proprietary algorithms based on the values of similarly sold properties in the area.

I know Amazon is planning on building a factory in Fresno which could be a little bit of a boost to the city.

There’s definitely a market to get into private ownership of golf courses particularly if you can turn them into destinations for events and weddings to boost after hours revenue and build up your tournament schedule.The new buyers of our town course have set a 5 year plan for generating more business, attracting more tournaments, and hosting more small events by having a functional restaurant with good food for the first time in years.