Large apartment complexes flooded the market with inventory and are offering crazy incentives and amenities that crush the small landlord which can make finding a tenant challenging and often for less than market rent. 

Happy to chat about the FW market, we have several investors in that area with various results using LTR/MTR rentals.

One thing I’ve always done is focus on the 75th percentile of the rent estimates, as my properties tend to fall into that range (very nice, but small with no amenities).While I think there will always be some manual research involved, the current platforms lack key functionality that could be easily implemented with the available market data and technology.1.Quality Metrics:•Filter comps to match the quality of your rentals.

Market insights and understanding the rental rates in the neighborhood.

Marketing is all about message resonance.

Does the market there pick up more in the spring as other markets do? 

Because it takes "an expert" to explain novation, avoidance of due on sale clauses, ignorance of state foreclosure rescue statues trusts, why you don't need title reports, attorneys or reserves, and don't forget to throw in the Garn–St.

market.

My market is similar to what you are describing and I too see signs of a suckers rally and reminds me of 2004-2006.

We go to straight to sellers with our marketing the prices our better and the ones that meet our criteria we keep for cash flow and the ones that don’t we wholesale.