That's a pretty wild fluctuation.I did a search of homes that have sold in the past couple of years around Oakwood and Zillow showed 330.

@Jon Fults Idaho valuations as others have said can jump wildly, so I agree to underwrite at market rate.

When you finally sell the property, you can then, at that time, deduct those losses.These are the Passive Loss rules, which Congress set up to curb some pretty wild "abuses". 

So when you are forecasting selling/renting finished homes, you are taking a wild guess on construction costs and the condition of the market. 

On the other hand, we had a lady come visit us a week or so ago, visit the properties, pull my credit, do a background check, speak to referals, review all the paperwork, see previous projects and spend time with my team, and she just ghosted me completely.

I was at my bank today; there was a short line.There was just one lady in front of me, an Asian lady who was trying to exchange yen for dollars.

It's your property, and you see everything which is great because you can nip serious issues in the bud; for example the tenant is less likely to have wild parties, trash the place or burn it down with you next door.

If you are in a coastal, wild fire, etc.. area that may also impact the company that is the best value for you.  

For example for this house Zilow and Redfin (links below) show wildly different costs for Property Tax and Insurance (not sure why?)

The market is wild right now and I am not seeing lots of good offers out there, but I am sure they exist and I will just need to keep looking and connect with people.