I wish you the best of luck building your business on another platform.  

Plus I recently got a brand new calculator, wanted to see what out of state investors though the most important aspects of deciding between to similar rates cap rates in 2 varied size apartment. 

I see why they say, never go into business with family.

They make their money off of real estate agents, but real estate agents are the worst people to make money off because they are highly unreliable and in and out of the business when the market changes.Their target should be the consumer with higher levels that they can subscribe too for data, since Zillow is linked to the MLS now which makes their data somewhere more reliable.

Here are my two cents...I recommend starting in a market with strong fundamentals, such as steady population growth, an influx of major corporations or large businesses relocating to the area, an affordable cost of living, and high rental demand.

Best bet though is a local community business bank.. 

I'm brand new to Bigger Pockets and just recently moved to Los Angeles County.

If you are trying to get a cash out refi, I would think the bank would want to see the correct type of insurance for the business you are running.

Like Having a great base of index funds and a fully funded IRA before throwing savings into crypto or the newest AI quantum-powered dog walking business! 

I've picked up several really good deals because a tenant operator ran the business into the ground to a point where the property owners just wanted or needed out.