I work with a lot of MTR investors and what I am seeing frequently with multifamily acquisitions, particularly with new investors, is that they often test the property just like you're mentioning, as a way to dip their toes in the water and see what works in their area and for their personal style.

📚Ask about:Years in businessNumber of exchanges handled annuallyExperience with your property typeHandling of failed exchangesPRO TIP: Test their knowledge!

Some might not be livable at purchase but 5k still seems cheap unless there is something off with the data. maybe the prices were reduced on unlivable properties due to back taxes being part of the deal for the purchase.

I just reached out to a host on Airbnb who has properties I want to try and model mine after (based on AirDNA data).

If anyone can verify that Maricopa does not publish this data online, that would be very much appreciated.

I will try and remember to come back and update what I find out in a week or two of testing out both platforms.

Awesome to hear you have a specific date picked out to take the test! 

They can't assess all the subjective data like overall layout, view from the living room window, the dogs next door that bark all day, the width of doorways, size of individual rooms, quality of kitchen cabinets and appliances, etc.The best thing to do is study your market regularly.

When trying to analyse STR I try to use as many data sources as possible, AirDNA, Rabbu, Pricelabs and good old networking, ask around see what other investors are getting for their units. 

I don't have personal experience with it, but when the app was first developed, I contacted the developer and put the app through a fairly robust test usage to see if it's something I would want to recommend to my clients (I'm a CPA).I think the app is great for its intended purpose and I do recommend it to my clients now (and have for about 18 months now).