Information including but not limited to: - Median Sale prices for different property types (SFR, MFR, Condo/HOA, etc.)- Average days on market- Absorption rate- Historical data on rents and sale prices in the area- Population growth- Main economic drivers (industries, individual companies, etc.)- Crime stats... if you know specific zip codes/submarkets that you'd like to target, the best data will come from local precincts. - and more..I'd recommend remaining active not only here on BiggerPockets, but in other valuable RE investment networks that you can find - i.e. local meetups (meetup.com, eventbrite, BP local events). 

The plan includes high-yield activities such as property flips and strategic acquisitions to provide liquidity and generate returns.

And if all houses have not been fully rehabbed (we do fulls on every buy), some expected number for capital expenses should be included in that (IE if you have 3 years left on your roof you need to be deducting $X from that figure, repeat ad nauseum for all major capex).

Yes, this means making an investment in a CRM that may include tools for direct mail, email, and text messaging... 

just to be candid, unless you're using some kind of creative strategy... you need a really solid amount of cash including reserves. 

However, before deciding on a DSCR loan, it’s important to analyze your existing first mortgages—including their rates and the current loan-to-value (LTV).

Multifamily doesn't need any more pressure/demand since cap rates can really get low when too many people pile in, but I have to say that commercial real estate (including large MF) and other types of passive investing (mobile home parks, storage, etc.) can really make like much easier.

All in, it ran me about $2000 (including shipping) and has 18k games.

Lenders see all, including how little margin some flippers are operating on.  

One of the big benefits of buying the whole thing on a fixed rate loan is that one of your major expenses is fixed for a long period of time, including the cost of the land.