Use it for what it really is, a data collector.

As you said, they have the most up to date data, so they could feed that data in to accelerate their analysis and process. 

Your time is better spent finding the next deal.The "Buffer" Factor: It's hard to be the bad guy.

Those sellers needed time to process their situation.The premium list thing is mostly marketing by data providers.

Welcome to BiggerPockets, and thank you for such a clear, well-structured introduction.You’re navigating a situation many investors encounter later in their journey: strong equity, complex property condition, and multiple strategic paths.A few framing thoughts that may help:When a property needs heavy rehab, the central question is rarely “flip or hold.”It’s whether the numbers remain stable under conservative assumptions.Renovations almost always expand beyond initial estimates - not because contractors are unreliable, but because older properties tend to reveal hidden layers once work begins.Running scenarios with wider rehab buffers, longer timelines, and softer exit values can help you quickly see whether the opportunity is resilient or fragile.On the hold vs sell discussion:Adjacent properties can create real long-term advantages - operational efficiency, simplified management, and future optionality.

That's another $150-200/mo buffer you need.The real question you're asking is whether the upside of appreciation plus forced savings (mortgage paydown) is worth the hassle of being a landlord.

Separate execution risk from valuation riskWhen ARV is reasonable, the real risk becomes:Permitting delaysContractor performanceTimeline managementThat’s where having scope, GC alignment, and buffers matters most.4.

In those scenarios, you need to aggressively save for capex up front and have a buffer, because they'll be much more painful when you need a roof the sixth month you own the place, which is worth $100K and the roof costs $10K. 

This information lives in a completely different data universe from where most investors do their research.The scan flagged it, then kept digging.

I believe I am facing a common issue of analysis paralysis and am intimidated by the sheer amount of raw data there is to analyze for each market.