I don't mind paying more upfront, but it's hard to gauge which upgrade choices are going to deliver extra return on the investment... 

It might be how good of a deal you got that influences them the most.The Bank might charge less interest if you qualify but they would look more at you instead of the project and usually take longer to approve the loan and it depends if time is an issue with the owner.A Hard Money Lender would probably be my last choice. 

North and west tend to be more expensive, with the exception of rougher towns like Lynn and Lawrence.How other investors approach these things is strictly an individual choice. 

My question was does that web platform choice, in and of itself, make a difference?

You have a choice.

If so, it sounds to me like getting rid of it is the wrong choice to make.If you think it will be worth less and flowing less, get rid of it.

Do they give you (property owner) a choice to receive the deposit after a tenant has entered a rental agreement or do they hold them in an escrow until a tenant moves out and gets deposit back if entitled?

With that said State Farm is the only major insurer that has no breed restriction, but they even recently reported that the choice to not restrict breeds has raised their liability cost by 20% for all policyholders, and if they don't take action on breed restrictions, that may move to 50% by 2022.

Here are your choices: - Custodial SD IRA, all transactions are done through a trust company, they hold the assets on behalf of your IRA and your account will be subject to custodial fees, asset-based fees, transaction fees.

Well, both career choices have its own pros and cons.