Spoke with the seller a few month prior to contracting.

Increasing for times when there is more demand and decreasing when it is slow. 

Seller Pre-Sale Financing: Consider selling the tenant-occupied property "as-is" now to an investor, perhaps at a slight discount, which could save time and eliminate renovation costs.

I recently looked at an existing STR, but either the seller did not track the expenses or they did not want to provide them. 

Appraisers, assessors, buyers, sellers, Realtors can all have different definitions.

Heating costs and interest rates dont help the numbers but demand is high and resale numbers have been impressive

With its lower price points and strong rental demand, it’s becoming a favorite among BRRRR investors.

We've got strong job growth (tech, healthcare, education), stable population growth, strong rental demand, and plenty of value-add opportunities in multifamily.

Most sellers that are open to selling you a deal off-market are just like I was with my rentals: the way to motivate them to sell is to give them a price HIGHER than they think they can get on the market.  

@Huggy Ford, I would be interested in running an analysis of need to know what's in the highest demand for that location.