You can help accomplish this by putting together a realistic pro forma of the performance of the investment over time. 

This is why I was asking how lenders (I should have said appraisers) value these properties if they aren't performing.

Knowing the long term gain in rentals will out perform flips.  

Usually when those conversions happened utilities were not split properly especially since no building permit or proper inspections of the quality of the conversion work performed.

I would highly recommend @Rob Drum in who's a high-performing agent in the greater Birmingham, Alabama area.

Machine learning is not a means by which to evaluate or perform analysis, be it financial or other.   

Anyone have recommendations for gathering general economic data, things like stock performance in past years, job growth in different places, REIT or syndication performance.

You can be sued for specific performance, or you could be sued for damages if the eventual sales price of the property is lower than your contract price. 

Include the following types of photos in your listing: Exterior shots, Living area, Kitchen, View, Master bedroom, Guest bedroomsExtras - Don't forget to include… Pictures of the yard, pool, hot tub, parking amenities, neighborhood, views and exercise facilities (if any).· Staging – Staging a property is when you setup furniture in a property to give a potential renter of buyer a better idea of how the property would look when they move in.

In the medium to long term I think it will benefit note investors by increasing the supply of non-performing notes.