*Hard Money Loans: Ideal for quick property turnarounds and rehab-heavy projects.

There tends to be less competition from every day home owners who need to move in the spring/summer before the new school year starts and thus the possibility of having more leverage on sellers.

Even with the reduction in bonus depreciation this year, with the right debt on the right asset class, that's still a competitive option. 

DIY Basement BuildoutFinishing the basement for around $25K could improve your STR competitiveness and increase rental rates.

Does anyone else recommend an alternative that is better priced, but equally as data heavy? 

Multiple, billion dollar companies are investing heavy in our area, such as Intel, Google, and Amazon.

This is bogus if buyer and seller are independent parties (if the parties are associated then I understand setting true value) as there is usually a reason for the discount purchase (risk items like unpermitted work, crazy low rents in rent controlled area, hoarder, heavy need of rehab, etc).  

Also most of my units are super nice so rent is already at a higher premium than some of the competition charges.

not in vegas flipping is too competitive.. 

Challenges included navigating owner hesitations, coordinating renovations within budget, and managing high expectations for occupancy and pricing in a competitive rental market.