There are a lot of affordable properties in Knoxville, but the growth isn't terribly vibrant and the deman isn't what you'd expect for a city of that size and that close to the Smokies - you're mostly looking at college rentals for the meat of the move season, and the SF market, while it exists, doesn't really compare to Chattanooga. 

(theccd.org)Rental Premiums: Co-living assets have sustained a 23.2% rent per square foot premium over the average of Class A so rents per square foot in comparable markets.

However, they will certainly require you to jump through more hoops compared to private and hard money lenders. 

As I am evaluating deals I am trying to get a sense for how the current rents compare to market rent, but have not found a good tool or website to accomplish this. 

Leverage magnifies return. 3) The effort involved in adding an ADU is comparable or larger than a rehab associated with a BRRRR.

We spend zero time comparing against other options.  

Given you and your investor both have experience in different areas, I’d say keep a flexible approach and compare city requirements before putting too much money down.

The model flagged listings that could likely generate more revenue with better descriptions.4.Market Comparison: Using Zillow Zestimate APIs and AirDNA, they compared similar properties in the area and forecasted how much more the property could make if the photos and descriptions were improved.5.Property List: All of this data was organised into a Google Sheet for further review.6.Automating Outreach: They used Claude to generate personalised outreach emails and DMs to homeowners, pitching offers for the properties.The entire process revolves around identifying undervalued homes that look worse online than they actually are.Has anyone seen anything like this?

@John Kirtley It's definitely gone up a lot in value, but you can compare the values to Folly or Isle of Palms (Sullivans isn't really comparable) to see the future growth.

I would use an experienced broker who can shop around and help you compare best terms on a National basis.