I'm a little local handyman landlord just outside of Pittsburgh with a tight little self-managed C-class portfolio, for instance.Here, in low-rent single family and small multifamily, the name of the game is finding that one good old building with strong fundamentals going for it out of ten other true moneypit crapshacks that are really ready for the bulldozer.You get nowhere here unless you screen like crazy and put the people you rent to under a microscope.

Is the data on the deal accurate, and do the facts support the fundamentals of “your” kind of deal?

This is a good exercise in real estate fundamentals as well as you get to know how much things cost so you don't get ripped off.

Try to find 5-7 markets based on fundamentals such as population growth, job growth/big business, vacancy rates, rent growth projections, etc.

The market in Kentucky is not fundamentally different from anywhere else so the "70% rule" would still apply in general.

The market fundamentals of supply and demand, low inventory and still amazingly low mortgage rates are keeping this train moving.

It also makes you think about the false lifestyle that is portrayed on TV and this book sets you on a new path.2) The Millionaire Real Estate Investor by Gary Keller - This book will cover all the fundamentals of real estate investing.

Im hoping to learn all the fundamentals of investing, as it's hard to find all the meat and potatoes in one place like this website.

The fundamental books are great, I also like to mix in some motivation books. 

However I think that the cash flow numbers on paper can at times look so attractive that we forget about the fundamentals of the property and clientele that will be living there.