New-home sales hit a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 698,000.

No fees = higher rates.

This means a deep dive into your Internal Rate of Return ((IRR). 

The best amenities for Airbnb in terms of ROI often depend on your target audience and the location of your property.

Hello, it is really time consuming for me to analyze each property by manually entering its data to calculate the return.  Is there any software where I can filter out properties below a certain return?  I want to be ...

It's debt you'd still have to pay back, but at least you will not touch one of those two amazing interest rates. 

In 1972 the 30 year mortgage interest rate was 7%.

Another benefit is it is much easier to diversify into multiple markets, asset classes and operators.Just wanted to share an alternative - often active investing is the way to go, but it really depends on the person and it is important to know that there are passive ways to accomplish your financial goals.Good luck!

I don't know that any of this would affect a new appraisal, but there may be some comments by the appraiser, which may or may not hurt you depending on why you want the appraisal in the first place. 

If it is someone you know you can give them a straight return as if its a loan - can provide a lower interest rate to provide upside - it really depends on the lender and what are they concerned with and what is their risk profile.