I appreciate the suggestion to explore materials beyond cedar—I'll definitely consider other options that might suit the look I want to achieve.

Over the past three years, I've been using most of the major off-market techniques.A classic method is pulling data and feeding it into a call center to generate off-market leads.

I think what he discusses is the everyday person working a W2 needs a goal they can achieve.

This is what the above illustration shows.Once you know the property profile that will attract your desired tenant segment, you can find properties, either off-market or on the MLS.You make all decisions based on achieving financial freedom, and there's little luck or guessing required.

I like them both, in general, but the best way to find a town to invest in outside of where you live if it's not affordable and if you don't want to be withing driving distance easily (recommended) is to make two lists:1. every town you have ever lived in or visited for more than a month2. every town your closest friends and family live (the ones you like)Then you take those two lists and see where they overlap with the data or lists you are using.

The missing element/data point here is the market rents in the area and how your units compare to the market.

Do you have a family member or friend who's achieved what you want to achieve?

Even though I know I could get that back quickly even as a passive lender I'm nervous with the lack of data on the opportunity set.

This helps reduce operational costs and increase efficiencies, hopefully giving the landlord back time to spend on other areas of the business.Market Trend Predictive Analytics: There are AI algorithms that can analyze large amounts of data in order to predict property values and future market trends.

My advice is to try to be more specific with your inquiry and your boy-box in general, to achieve the best results.