The IRS provides an description of a "quality cost segregation study."

and I am not sure if this will be a big factor; based on their initial description of 20 days affected time.  

Also don't be afraid to broaden your geographic search, surrounding areas and suburbs of where you live.2) Financing - from your post it seems like you are concerned about leaving 'money in a deal. 

I didn’t see the reason to sign the agreement whereas if this realtor was making offers for us in this geographical area, we were not looking over her shoulder for another realtor in that area. 

When clicking on the links you can select "Show Results On Map" on the top of the page to get a better view.The hyperlinks below are filtered based upon the links description.  

One month prior to moving in we made a 100 page document with photos and descriptions of things we would like to be fixed before moving in. 

Quote from @Paul Sandhu: I give out wall calendars of scantily clad women and pens, both with a description of my STRs and my phone number.ughhhhh 🙄

Then, following the metes and bounds, it says this:The company is prohibited from insuring the area or quantity of the land described herein Any statement in the above legal description of the area or quantity of land is not a representation that such area or quantity is correct, but is made only for informational and/or identification purposes and does not override item 2 of Schedule B hereof.Am I right to be alarmed?

I realize that there is always a price for doing business however, my concern is the description of short-term rentals.

My best 60 second description below.Using Hard Money Financing - I buy properties below value (70-75% of ARV minus repairs), repair, fill with a tenant and refinance.