In essence the HOA is your landlord, Landlords have a reason for charging what they do, You should query the reason but do not expect to change it.Unless there is a mistake your fees are what they are. 

I would query the assurances of "Valued in the 160's".  

A good place to determine appropriate rent level is www.rentometer.com where you can get a limited number of queries for free, or pay for the PRO version and get unlimited with additional information. 

Not sure if this is the appropriate spot for this query.

Property Radar is an updated version with better queries for data selection.

A) All the background checks are useless unless the queries comes back with a picture.

Alternatively, you can utilize our Live Chat feature to connect with one of our in-house screeners who will be delighted to assist with any queries or concerns you might have.

I'm not against realtors, but (like with any salesman), you're never 100% sure if they're giving you all the facts/advice in your best interest, or just trying to push the sell.So, circling back to my original query, I'd just like to know what research tools are reliable for a new investor like me.

While it was really inspirational to hear their goals they have in their respective niches, I would like to query our MTR niche people.What are your 2023 MTR goals??   

Looking forward to your thoughts and queries.