You can protect yourself with a short contract period.

We’re considering whether to do mid-grade updates and rent it soon if we can find a good next property though acquisition and ongoing costs are a problem.

I installed some updates like new flooring and Kitchen appliances.

The data they pull from the tax records on how much a home last sold for, often not updated, or completely wrong.

Updates include a new septic system, wall-hung boiler with radiant heat, and a remodeled kitchen with new appliances and an island.

Say they sold the properties over 3 year period and could not sell the rentals together as a portfolio.Could they put the money from each sale into a DST then use the total to buy a expensive rental property?

For this reason, it would be prudent to not overleverage yourself in this type of environment in order to wait and see where rates do end up falling, as there is consensus in the market we are moving into a falling rate environment, the exact timing of when rates will be falling is unknown and different scenario analysis should be added to underwriting refinance periods to be sure the project is sustainable if inflation resurges and a refinance is delayed.

The updates they provide are bare bones and usually only come after I've reached out to them asking about the investment.

If the loan was fully funded at closing and since then the loan is in an interest-only payment period, these numbers would equal. 

Does anyone know of a blog I could read or possibly a podcast I could listen to each morning that gives me a simple update on daily market trends?