The data help with the science part, but the art comes from your design vision and connections with people in market who can give you information about the areas where you are interested in investing.I have used a lot of tools, and right now I am using AirDNA and BNBCalc to get different data driven views on properties.  

I would highly recommend hiring a designer for that one, even if it's just a virtual option.

CD's are designed to lag inflation, are they not?

And focus more on your Kitchen, Bathroom, Flooring and Paint (inside and out) for better bang for your buck on your ROI.As an Interior Designer, I've been working with realtors remotely to help update properties prior to listing. 

I'm a licensed agent in both markets, licensed general contractor in columbus and soon to be miami, I travel to capital markets and the highest interest is in ground up construction and purchasing of entitled sites. 1 million is light for downtown but you can get 8-12 story sites for that that you can put high density on. phenomenal opportunities. best market in the country. you can sweat equity by doing the zoning meetings, helping on design, etc.

Hello everyone,I am a small investor looking to finance my project.Context: we found couple of good single family lots in a subdivision and also worked with a builder to design a house for us.

Please reach out if you're still looking for site plan help or other architectural design tasks, I'm available! 

What are the industry standard marketing and design tools people use to create marketing materials and OMs for commercial real estate?

Entities that are not "disregarded" need their own QBO to ensure their balance sheets remain 100% accurate.To @Jake Baker's point, we do run into an issue every now and then with some transactions that don't allow us to designate the customer/property but we've found ways to get around this and still have the transaction reflect the appropriate customer/property.This allows us to pull all the financial reports our Clients and their tax pros need to see.I'm in no way saying our way is the end-all-be-all but it works for us and our Clients' tax filers/advisors.There's a FB group called, "Bookkeepers for Real Estate Investors".

I'm not a flipper, agent, designer, etc and not really up to speed on the latest and greatest.