Hello, it is really time consuming for me to analyze each property by manually entering its data to calculate the return.

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. 

If you have extra cash at the end of the month, then do double up payments on the mortgages so the principle is reduced and this will increase your heloc room.

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.

Appraiser will use data from whatever closely matches the subject.

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.

Finally, the data they are using to demonstrate the price hike is WAY out-dated.

I'm looking at expanding into out of state and just trying to figure out what questions I should ask/data I should gather to make an informed decision!

Then take that data and skip trace it for numbers email etc.

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