I have been working with a property management company and an investor for about 5 years, doing everything from rental marketing to tenant inspections to property walk throughs (what does this house need to rent for top dollar) to investigating investment properties.

Be a detective investigating and have some fun while you are doing it.

I’ve tried using CL and apartments.com but that’s a lengthy process to investigate just the rental averages, let alone the rest.How do those who analyze markets often do this quickly, or better said, efficiently.

So I investigated software systems that could fix those problems and settled on Propertyware, which I've been with for six years.I recommend you sit down with a pen and paper, think through all of your processes, and identify the problem areas.

Also, the project we are investigating will be a decent size one to two bedrooms just to test out the water.

Just something to think about and maybe investigate before you go too much farther.

These repairs were inline with the work that was previously done in 2008 and 2012 by a separate company.Now here is the funny part...The seller and the seller's agent both believe the home doesn't have any foundation issues because of the engineer's letter despite the visible damage and the home inspection and the pier company's investigation. 

Don't know much about secured lines of credit - will investigate those as well, thank you for an idea!

Big Money isn't always right, but it does influence economic activity and markets.When I investigate a dividend-paying stock (including a REIT), I compare its current yield to its average long-term yield to get an idea of its price relative to its dividend.

I'm not sure if Indiana offers a non-NFIP insurance option or not but if they are like Ohio than NFIP is your only option... however not all agents understand how NFIP works or how to give you coverage options.If your main goal is checking the box for flood insurance at the lowest possible cost I would suggest asking the bank what is the least amount of coverage  and what is the maximum deductible they will accept - then get an agent to quote it that way.I'm NOT saying this is a good idea to insure your property this way - you really need to investigate the risk and talk with your agent on what your level of risk tolerance is.Many agents will try and quote it at the full reconstruction cost amount like it's an owner occupied property.