I can recommend a local architectural/engineering firm (previous office was on 36st in Astoria) that is very experienced, knowledgeable and professional.All the best to you & your dad on this next chapter!

This response is predicated on the experience, skill and knowledge of the appraiser assigned, but an experienced, knowledgeable and skilled appraiser "should" do the following.

Looking forward to connecting with you. best strategy I've come up with after 10 years of experience in columbus is to build new construction multifamily with equity. 50k land purchase, 10k soft cost / rezoning / permitting, 300k hard cost, refinance and is worth 500k. build - Rent - refinance - repeat. if you want to buy old properties I would but no agent is going to stay on with you and you only get some diluted version of what they call a contractor who probably isn't licensed.

BBB is "okay," but not always accurate, and any complaints fall off (not shown) after 3yrs.Even Angi (was Home Advisor), while not great for providing leads (direct knowledge), they're sticklers on the Reviews. 

We have to stay full to maintain the profitability.   

Although my degree does involve real estate or investing in any way, I am excited to gain as much information and knowledge as I can here through BiggerPockets!

I know personally when im looking for a place to stay if its a little more pricey my brain usualy jumps to "oh this place must be better than the others" since this is a heavy market for vacation rentals and not traveling professionals I could see that being a factor but it makes it very difficult to price and what price point to risk.

I'm not sure eggs would tip someone over the edge to stay at your place over a similar place.

I look forward to meeting like-minded investors and hopefully gaining more valuable knowledge and connections. 

Estimated length of stay?