The process seems daunting and overwhelming, and I am not confident I will put the time in to talk to sources, analyze, and find properties for investing purposes. 

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Hi Jose, I would be more than happy to share the nuances of analyzing a deal in Allentown.

The right agent will have worked with Canadians before, will have lenders set up that can work with Canadians and will have a seamless process for management.Not only can an agent set you up with a GC, property manager, lawyer, insurance broker, inspector and everything else you need, they can analyze deals and put numbers in front of you.Your job as an investor is to vet the vendors they are providing and double check their analysis.  

Analyze Rental Income PotentialRun the numbers for your specific property.

We are starting to hit our capacity with pulling data from reports and running some of the day to day operations.I would like to know what key people we need and if we’re analyzing the right data.

They can also help you analyze the highest and best use for the property and location.

Or we gradually perform high-quality updates for a live-in flip, then roll the equity into a new home.Regarding rental income, we aim to boost income, lower our effective tax rate by generating more low tax-drag income with rental income (since there’s not much we can do to lower out W2 tax bills) and have retirement cash flow.To compare the financial impact over 10-20 years, we want to analyze renting versus flipping.

As an investor-only agent in the Boston area, I'm looking at the market nearly every day and analyzing deals for clients.

Be sure to check out the free tools BP provides to help analyze deals you may have and also market insights.