I'm a mechanical engineer designer with a architectural degree as well. 

It's designed to interface smoothly with Excel and Google Sheets, allowing you to easily export data for further detailed analysis or to supplement your current model.Considering your proficiency in real estate financial modeling, your feedback on its functionality could be invaluable.

Inviting spaces, designer finishes, countless upgrades & modern amenities are sure to impress.What made you interested in investing in this type of deal?

If you design it right, furnish it right, and take great photos, then it's almost sure to outperform other homes in the immediate area (this is assuming that it is outfitted with modern amenities like power, sewer, water, air conditioning, etc)I've talked with several contractors over the years about doing something similar.

Using their appraiser locator search for appraiser within 25 miles of Tempe who holds either the MAI or SRA designation. 

I purposefully designed my fees to decrease (much faster than most other planners) as you have more assets.

***You have to make sure the area is designated by FEMA as a disaster area.*** https://www.fema.gov/Please do your own due diligence as I am not an expert...just excited about the possibilities!!!

I know software like this is only designed to do a light scan across markets before diving deeper yourself, but I'm starting to wonder if it's even that helpful as a first step. 

If you aren't keeping units up to modern design standards every 10ish years, your rents will continue to lag "market" rents.

The first real estate designation I would get is the Accredited Buyer's Representative (ABR).Topics include:Buyer RepresentationUnderstanding Types of Agency RelationshipsCreating an Agency RelationshipClient and Customer Relationships, Duties, and ResponsibilitiesHow We Work with BuyersBuyer ServicesThe Buyer Counseling SessionOffers and NegotiationsBuilding a Buyer Representation BusinessI am also an Instructor for the National Association of Realtors as well as the National Association of Home Builders, so if you can't find that close locally, I would be glad to come teach it if we could find sponsors (i.e. a large brokerage, mortgage or title company, etc.)