All Forum Posts by: Christopher Boon

Does anyone know of a good online source for Annual Median Rent across all USA Counties?

I'm looking for current rent data (at least up to 2021 even if 2022 not available yet) and historical rent data (up to 10yrs back)?

>> BONUS: If the source also offers an API so I can import the data directly into BigQuery, then that would be the ideal scenario?

Thank you!
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Hi everyone :)

I have additional metrics and analyses that I need to layer on top of what is currently available in the BP calculators.

Is there any way of exporting the data from my Saved Reports generated from the BP Calculators to an editable document format (e.g. Spreadsheet, GSheet, XLS, CSV, API, etc.)?

Some possibilities that I'm hoping for may include, but is not limited to:

- A. CALCULATOR MODS: Can users somehow access Dev Mode to then customize fields, add formulas, or add line items to the existing BP calculator functions?  - Very doubtful

- B. SPREADSHEETS:  Can one simply export a saved report into editable format (e.g. GSheet, XLS, CSV, etc.)?   - Should be available

- C. API: Can one connect via API to export their saved reports' data into their own database (XLS, Gsheets, BigQuery, etc) to run addl analyses on?  - Ideal option, but doubtful

Thx so much!

:boon

Hi everyone :)
I also need help figuring out how to export the data from my saved reports into an editable document (not PDF). I have additional metrics and analyses that I need to layer on top of what is currently available in the BP calculators. To achieve this I'm curious if any of the following options are possible:
A. DOUBTFUL: Can users like me somehow customize fields, add formulas, or add line items to the existing calculator functions?
B. MOST LIKELY: Can I simply export a saved report into editable format (e.g. GSheets, XLS, CSV, etc.)?
C. IDEALLY: Can I connect via API to export my saved report's data into my own database (e.g. XLS, Gsheets or BigQuery) for further analysis?
Thx so much!
:boon

Hi everyone,

I have also been interested to know if Power Buyers would work with investors like myself who is looking to buy single-family or multi-family rental properties. I think certain firms will indeed work with investors of this kind. Here are a few useful links I found, which clearly states that they (the power buyer firm called OfferMarket) will work with investors looking to buy rental units for commercial means.

(NOTE: I do not work with OfferMarket and I never even heard of them until I found them on google. This is not an endorsement of any kind. I was simply researching this topic and found this site to be very educational in addition to postings by Mike DelPrete, which I will also paste below.)

That said, I'm still a novice to this and would appreciate the POV from any of you that have more experience on this topic!

Thanks,
:boon :)

https://www.offermarket.us/rea...

https://www.offermarket.us/cap...

https://www.mikedp.com/article...

@Paul Moore, & @Bernard ReiszThanks so much! I will follow up on these ideas next week. Thanks again!

@Abel Curiel and @Bernard Reisz, Thx so much for the replies! Much appreciated :) 

I've done some studying, watching lots of Anderson Advisors videos online, have talked to 1-2 CPAs so far, but I'm truly looking for the right CPA & Tax Attorney team to help me launch by LLC and then manage taxes and such once launched. @Bernard Reisz, Are you interviewing new (small:) client candidates?

Does anyone have recommendations for real estate CPAs and Attorneys?

I have seen the Anderson Advisors webinars, amongst others, but I'm curious of your actual experience with any of these groups and looking for trusted recommendations.

I'm a solo, small-time investor with my wife. We currently own a couple of single-family homes, we are starting to move into a few syndications/funds, and then we are planning to start buying our own multi-family, value-add properties in the coming months/years. 

Appreciate any advice or recommendation you have :)
Thank you so much!

Great comments on here. I'm in a very similar, almost identical, position as @Jared Bauer, so I also really appreciate Jerry's question and all of your comments.

@Jared Bauer, I have recently started investing in multi-family syndications/funds to minimize my daily effort and keep my risk low, while putting some of my real estate investing (REI) money to work. I expect smaller returns from this channel than if I owned outright, rehabbed, collected higher cashflow per door, etc, but it was one way to start diversifying my (very new) REI portfolio on top of the two single-family homes that my wife and I purchased a few years ago in the North East.

Over the next 5-10 yrs I plan to focus more on buying value-add (rehab needed) multi-family properties through financing channels to leverage my REI $ further/wider. My POV is that having many units under one roof = less roof repairs every 10yrs and therefore, less headaches :) BiggerPockets podcasts, along with Jake+Gino's book and events under their Wheelbarrow Profits umbrella were big inspirations for this. 

To help navigate "where should I buy" I'm currently building an automated (API driven) database to continually score every county and MSA in the USA very 90D based on different weighted metrics of my choosing to best fit my investment criteria. These metrics includes many of those mentioned above by others on this thread. 

Happy to chat over Zoom for 5mins if you want to connect anytime soon. It seems like we are in very similar positions, so I'd be happy to share what (very little) I have learned so far. Who knows, we may end up crossing paths again in the future.
Best,
:boon