Taxes is easiest: seller bought property in 2004 for $260,000 and modest increases in assessed value over 20 yrs.  

Others choose to hold properties in their personal name and rely on umbrella insurance, which is simpler but may offer less comprehensive protection.

I think the market value is higher than my tax assessed value so that might not help me.

Flipsystem support completely failed to assess the ARV and guide me through the project. 

HOA Revenue After Property Damage:When property owners lose their homes in disasters like tornadoes, HOAs could face a drop in income due to the loss of assessment fees.

These are surveys, appraisals, and engineering assessments.

We ultimately switched to Buildium as it was more comprehensive and had a large number of integrations with 3rd parties.

I am wondering if anyone out there has knowledge/experience  of examining these assessments/calculations for rental properties?  

I also agree with your assessment of low-end homes, if you're going low-end they better cash flow well because I wouldn't bank on appreciation. 

But it's also about efficient accounting, and maximum tax advantage both on the operation and the sale of assets.One thing I've always seen is that many times it's easy to fall in love with a comprehensive strategy and set it up only to find that it really doesn't work when your parameters change.