There are always stats on what times are the best to call, that is not what I would look at..

However, this distinction has completely blurred over time.

Im working on getting another appraiser over there in hopes i can get mid to high 6's Maybe try a BPO - this will be cheaper but not as detailed and should give you a general idea of the market - its much more expensive and time consuming to get an appraiser if your going to do multiple of them.  

This is a time consuming business.

Even if you were to look at all of just one city it can be overwhelming at times. 

Or you could end up spending more time than just doing the work yourself. 

Unless you are hurting bad for a tenant, I would say no right off the bat, it sucks going some time without a tenant, but it sucks even worse when you cant get them out of the house and then they destroy it.

Now, if you were to refinance to a consumer loan prior to moving, that would be perfectly legit. 

I like the app, but wish I could upload a CSV rather than manually enter time for each day.

You wont be wasting their time even if you dont buy for a while - that would be my first recommendation.