Don't know your area, but yes, a good agent is worth their weight in gold and can get you substantially more for your property.

Cash offer do carry weight as they can close quicker, don't need appraisals etc, but as an agent that works with buyer and sellers, I've seen it many times where a seller will pick a different offer due to some connection to the buyer (ex military, young married couple just starting etc) They want to know its NOT going to an investor specifically. 

I like to monitor top 10 lists and compare the in-migration numbers.

I'll just re-emphasize that your planned improvements will add a lot of weight to the structure.

, you can fall down any steps Dryer duct , 30 dollars Windows missing counter weights .   

As are cellular towers, fiber, the internet, the local gas station, vape shop, computer monitors, keyboards, search engines, and just about everything else you can imagine.  

Some items I think should qualify, such as: time spent monitoring rehab progress/talking to contractortime spent talking to vendors & placing orders time spent talking to PM/CPA/attorney regarding my properties;time spent reviewing statements/invoicestime spent preparing mortgage application,  tax filingtime spent writing contracts with contractors, PM, equity partners etc Some items I'm not sure.

A virtual assistant company that could offer a wider range of expertise and take the weight off the shoulders of busy entrepreneurs.Fueled by ambition and mugs of cold coffee, WE started small.

I have a smart thermostat installed so I can monitor the usage also.

One thing that would be helpful to investors from the professionals is hard data, the statement numbers don't lie, carries weight as long as we do not make them lie.