Let's look at MSA median incomes, because reality is when "investing" in a MSA Real Estate, well, revenue and profitability will be DIRECTLY dictated by your customer bases ability to pay, right. 

Pretty much all that have been mentioned here between the two vehicles.a lot of the other items come into play based on your own specific financial situation.so for what you have provided that is all 

Trying to time the market is a fool's errand and besides you might not like what is on the market three years from now. if something matches your needs and desires perfectly  and you're ready to go - go. 

These are based on fictional numbers, assuming a 7-cap valuation at refinance & sale. 

Hello all, I'm an investor based out of NYC but i invest in Pennsylvania, in and around scranton.

Newer company, many times these companies come out super cheap and then when they become unfprofitable then they will re-rate and match the rest of the market.

If the properties you're buying are going to be investment properties, DSCR loans can be a good option if you don't or can't do an income based loan. 

Has anyone found a more cost-effective alternative that can match CoStar?

If the property is not depreciable (IE the allocation of the purchase price to land), then it can escape ordinary treatment, but it also isn't depreciable.https://www.thetaxadviser.com/issues/2011/apr/casestudy-apr2...If you find  a cost seg provider that legitimately carves out 60% of the purchase price of a building to short life property, let me know who it is  My experience is more like 20-30% on average of the building basis from an architect based study unless it is something like a Hotel/Motel or Mobile Home / RV Park.

I'm thinking something that could auto populate industry average estimates on time for certain tasks based on the inputs of the work.