Bigger Pocket does not promote or allow such to occur.

I haven't found it necessary to self-promote, as my reputation precedes me, and I'm noticing for the first time this year I am getting a fair amount of traffic via referrals from other tenants prior to posting any ads.

@Hae Sun YiThe whole city of Chicago is hard to compare directly to a town like Naperville as far as rent values, property values and taxes because the city of Chicago is so large and diverse one neighborhood compared to another is really like comparing Naperville to another suburban town. 

My area of focus is multi family, and we own 57 units in Abq.The city is very diverse, there are some great neighborhoods and some less desirable ones.

My suggestion is based on diversity.

Although I'm not promoting myself as an educator and do not provide any formal curriculum or program, I do foster a "learn by doing" experience from the nature of the JV relationshipI hope this helps to answer your question about the motivation from the experienced investor side.Bob***Moderator note that this reply is to respond to the poster's question and not intended to be a promotion of any of kind***

Appears you are getting a diversity of opinion on Mac Vs PC Vs Chromebook, etc. 

These agencies have specific directives as government backed entities, one of which is to promote home ownership (as opposed to commercial lending).

They list all their contact info clearly, and project a pretty legitimate image.I'm a property manager and got a spam/promotional-type email from them, saying that they do tenant screening for FREE. 

Price / Rent Ratio - lower the better Avg Median Income - feeds into #2, not as important on its ownAvg Median Price - feeds into #2, not as important on its ownAvg Median Rent - feeds into #2, not as important on its ownRent % of Income - rent should be >1/3 of incomeSociodemographic Rank - should be high (used this article)Population Growth - should outpace US average (used this site)Jobs Growth - highger the better (used Forbes data: example)Law Favorability - should be landlord-friendly (used Avail: example)State Tax Favorability - should be favorable (used this article)Poverty Level - should be low (used city-data.com)Crime - should be below US average of 290 (used city-data.com)Industries Present - should be diverse (used city-data.com) Here are the markets I evaluated: Bend, ORGreenville, SCCharlotte, NCMeridian, IDMidland, TXSpartanburg, SCHuntsville, ALKent, WAWithout any further delay, here is my market analysis laid out with selection criteria and markets: As you can see, the Top 2 Markets are: Meridian, IDCharlotte, NCand they are mostly green across the board, hitting all selection criteria, at a reasonable purchase price for my first investment at a young age.Now that I've completed a brief analysis, I'm looking to dive into deal finding and developing my Core 4.What are your thoughts on my preliminary market analysis?