Because most people have never experienced anything other than a mortgage appraisal, they unwittingly assume all appraisals are similar to mortgage appraisals when that could not be more false.Mortgage appraisals are the very worst of all appraisals in terms of quality (not including the nightmares known as AVM's like Zillow).

I’m okay with 0 cash flow for the unforeseeable future. the plan was to rent shortly after closing, but likely difficult getting renters in the next few months due to COVID19. if i get a tenant be ‘quality’ tenant might not be there.

That single number can wildly throw off the estimates.So what do I do without a Blackstone-quality financial model?

Analysts compete for the highest quality analysis.

He has been doing work for the seller as a handyman in lieu of rent (not quite sure how long or the quality of his work).

For the time being, we have just been using a smartphone to shoot the videos for now, but in the future, are planning to ramp this up to a more polished professional solution. 

If you have a number you are trying to hit, understand that you may have to sacrifice on quality of materials to make it possible.

More closer to Atlanta housing stock tends to be old or lipsticked with cheap quality flips and high property taxes with mediocre residential tenants.

If they're cheap, there are problems with quality, speed or communication.

@Michael Stoltey You clearly don’t understand how REIT’s work, the high quality blue chip REIT’s have excellent corporate governance and are very aligned with the shareholders and are not just paid for fund size.