I majored in Business Operations and focused on Data Analytics.

                         -  Doing all the research and making the analytical decisions                       - Does not live in the area planning on purchasing inDan:    - Grew up in the area and has intimate knowledge of the streets and connections                          - Can do ALL construction and repairs                          - Qualified Inspector                          -  Will manage the property.Jeff could just hire a construction worker, property manager, repairman,  inspector (and anyone else necessary) and pay them per diam. 

Step by step on mindset, analytics, team building, etc.

I do get bookings a year out for premium events but for the most part most of my bookings are in the 3 month to 6 month range.Homeaway / VRBO as you know has some great analytic tools for see upcoming trends in increased demand and now even projected demand.Most of my income comes from my long term rentals so I don't worry too much about my VRBO booking.

The calculators are not designed to provide Quantitative and Qualitative analytics on a property for the long-term.An example would be with the Rental Property calculator which allows you to maps out a 30 year chart, however it doesn't account for any rehab or interior upgrades that will take place over the 30 year hold period, yet the chart will tell you what your profits are at varying phases throughout that 30 year period. 

Analytics - even though we went WAY over budget and help on to the property 3 times as long as planned, we were able to still make money due to precise budgeting.

I come from a fairly analytical background and have put together a spreadsheet model that has pulled from Michael Blank's Syndicated Deal Analyzer as well as others I've found online.

I'm analytical by nature.

Learn to use Google Analytics and their other tools to determine some good keywords that are likely to pop you up on the first page of Google (which is what you'll need).  

Second as far as good area's well that is another issue most of Atlantic City is filled with crime and area's that you or your wife / kids etc would not want to walk through after the sun goes down so finding a good area to buy in is another obstacle but it is very possible.. again you should do the research yourself view crime analytics for the particular area drive by the area late night a few times so you can get a good idea of what to expect in that neighborhood.