BP has various tools to help you analyze your deals (rentals, flips, wholesale, etc). : https://www.biggerpockets.com/investment-calculators7.

CRM comes into play here.

You can hire an agent just to show and be a body if they are willing, While its not perfect, ChatGPT is a great tool to ask initial questions and get a launching pad (always verify what it tells you)  - @Drew Sygit - Good point about getting someone to help you with screening if they dont have any "skin in the game" so to speak.

These conferences are for leaning, but most importantly they are a networking tool.

-The niche, boutique brokerage is a great target because they are generally slammed with more business than they know what to do with, they generally are still using fax machines and rotary dialers, (i'm only half joking I still see @aol emails all over costar to this day) so it leaves ample opportunity with anyone that can use an crm a chance to add real value and grow the business in a measurable way.- These tend to be "assassin" type shops who are small teams of pretty elite operators, and they aren't bloated down with BS like the big CRBE's etc of the world, so you'll get exposed to more, you'll get exposed sooner, and they will generally be ideally with a niche industry or product type but will often have a ton of satellite deals they get which will get you cross industry exposure. 

Hey Sean, Ken McElroy's "The ABCs of Real Estate Investing" is a valuable tool for anyone interested in learning about the fundamentals of real estate investment.

BP has various tools to help you analyze your deals (rentals, flips, wholesale, etc). : https://www.biggerpockets.com/investment-calculators7.

If you use the agent finder tool you’ll get me, so save yourself the time there.As far as the municipality, most of my folks are keeping a close eye on Clay, Cicero and North Syracuse.

What are your favorite tools and platforms for finding investment opportunities? 

What tools or platforms do you find most effective for tracking payments and amortization schedules?