I am fairly comfortable with the analytics but having a hard time finding deals locally due to the expensive RE market. 

REIS by Moody’s Analytics put it at No. 2, saying monthly average rents in the Phoenix market surged 7% from the third quarter of 2018 to the third quarter of 2019.

I aim to learn from both their success and horror stories and to combine that with what I've learned on the job to determine my criteria for where/what I will purchase in the future for myself.While I'm fairly confident in some aspects due my serving in an analytical capacity at my job, I definitely have a lot to learn when it comes to strictly SFRs/non-CRE properties.

As a foreign national (Canadian and EU citizen), it’s more difficult to finance projects.A few sentences about you : I love to learn new things, am incredibly analytical and I really enjoy meeting new people and having great conversations.

Areas that have high demand with little supply are likely to appreciate a lot faster than an area that is seeing superb demand.

Russel is the analytical, detail, numbers guy.

Analytically it seems the better route to go is a 4-family as a first time home buyer wanting to house-hack.

My jobs focuses on identifying new opportunities and building the end to end solution from leads gen to fulfillment; heavy data analytics and process focused.What your goals are in real estate?

I am highly analytical, action-oriented, & a fast learner.

Engineer by day.... and night, and pretty much every waking hour (BE & ME in MechEng), so analytics and spreadsheets are my bread and butter (as well as CAD, product development, and a slew of other things).