Its quite sad society is like this, but know that it provides opportunity for those willing to think outside the box and take risks.This is deeply ingrained into them by their parents and society, you are constantly told to be status quo, dont rock the boat, be a wage slave, because its safe and secure and therefore by default if you dont do this exact path, its the opposite, its unsafe, not 100% known so its not secure and is something to fear.

In a free democratic society morality is a statement of at-the-moment beliefs held by that society, and the free-market system votes on what is and is not moral via there commerce dollars.

So its just buyer perception.. and your dead on right.. when buyers compare websites they tend to focus on the bottom line number and not really dig into anything else.So you has a vendor who is going to be full disclosure trying to compete with a vendor that is excluding the variable expenses and human nature is the buyer focus's on the larger return and thinks those are better deals.Now I have never been a turn key company but I have owned hundreds of these assets in pretty much every market in the mid west from IL to FLA and everywhere in between..

That massive popularity of "cheaper" has inflated OH prices, it's simple demand-supply curve mathematics, get all kinds of out state $ coming in to buy on perceptional value and they change the metrics of "fair market value" too perceptual value vs market fundamentals. 

There's a lot going on in the subconscious of the average home buyer that impact their perceptions of a property, and if the news is blaring "avoid crowds, stay out of public places!"

I think its bad juju to have the perception of hoping for a recession.