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Look for a broker that can provide you: - other senior agents in the office to mentor you- other agents in office that will let you join their open houses (this was crucial for me to build my buyers list)- a support system and staff of office admin that can answer your random questions/calls/emails etc. about paperwork - a solid training methodology to teach you the ins & outs of your MLS system. - investment in the agents in the form of spending $$ for marketing, CRM systems, etc,

Some of these Pros here are realtors so they have developed methodology for getting deals as well.

That way if the IRS questions it you had a methodology.

Most towns are consistent with methodology.

Originally posted by @Matthew Berry:A few tools I'm familiar with:J Scott's The Book on Estimating Rehab Costs, which has a fantastic 8 page matrix of per unit costs and labor estimates.HouseFlippingSpreadsheet.com offers what seems to be a robust rehab estimator along with other tools, all bundled up in an Excel spreadsheet for $100-300.Those are the two resources I recommend (though I'm probably biased on the book) -- the book for learning the methodology and the software for putting together budgets for specific projects...J Scott's guide is based on his location and negotiated rates with his preferred contractors.

Just curious what everyones methodologies are to finding vacancy rate, avg rent rates and so on.Thanks in advance!  

The custodian of the land said it’s ancient Native hunting ground they burned and maintained up until the 1870’s.

@Holden Mitchell I think I see your methodology.   

After much deliberation, I believe that buy and hold investing is the methodology that most meets my goals and ‘why’ statement.