Your best bet for a good appraisal after the improvements is to document the cost and provide it to the appraiser.

I bet there are a lot of people who make a post asking for a mentor and then never follow up on it.

I bet you can’t get it off of there.

There water meter attachments you can buy that measures the amount of hot and or cold water you can put on the pipes that are going to their fixtures.. but I would bet it's a leak.. the water departments usually give you a one time break in that case   hire a plumber to do a pressure test starting at the meter 

If the answer doesn't involve an actual "show and tell" session, you can bet they will leave you hanging when you have actual money on the line. 

I am newer to the platform and have recently started investigating into property investment companies in Memphis Tn.

I have done my research on various types of investments, and although I wish to some day invest in multiple markets, I think being able to invest in something one can see, create a specific marketing platform for, and fix myself (hopefully not too often) is extremely cool.

Your best bet if you want to rent in SC is to focus on 2-4plexes.

If you post what info you have, I bet you will get a few different ways to analyze it and then you take what you want and adapt it to your needs.

In this case, your best bet is to still reach out directly to the institution that owns the loan to seek someone up the ladder that has the authority to make a deal.