One had lots of hail damage and the other one was 30 years old and had excessive granular loss (you could barely see any rock left on the shingles).

I'm starting to think that I'm looking at things too granular too soon.

Getting more granular, what classification of hotel are you interested in (luxury, upscale, select service, convention, etc)? 

That is just reading from my shelf some and does not even get into the larger, commercial "property management genre" which is good too but lacks some of the granular detail you miss from the landlording genre..

You may even get granular insights on flooring types, plumbing fixtures, security deposits, etc.

Can you provide more granularity?

It does break it down into asset type, class type, etc, but won't be as granular as Costar.

Get granular and really see what is being offered and occupied.

I'd be skeptical about MSAs growing slower than the US average, but wouldn't write them off completely if they are nearby to you and have something attractive about them, like state capitols or mega universities - these never go anywhere.I'd then start getting a bit granular on the MSAs, trying to identify the areas within them that are growing or not growing.  

@Erik Sherburne I used Mint awhile ago, but now it’s a combination of YNAB and Personal Capital.YNAB or Mint - Granular day to day or month to month budgeting.