The HML as you know never leave their office.. they collect data just like a bank does order the appraisal and all that jazz we dont do any of it.. we will run criminal though we dont want to be funding any bad actors or dead beats.

Look for demographic data on demand through data providers like Transparent and accentuate pieces of your property that relate to the highest demand demographics.

Data over the last century shoes REITs have a correlation to stock market returns. 

For example, replacing a simple roof of 11000sqft home will be much different then complex roof on 2,800sqft home.

@Jeff NashI fully agree with you.Permanent Life Insurance is a complex product that has many advantages.

Consider different selling options (traditional sale, rental, or auction) based on market conditions.Tools that may help: QuickBooks for budgeting and expense tracking.Zillow or Redfin for real-time market data Asana or Trello to track the progress 

We build our models in excel and try not to over complicate them (even though ours is pretty complex).

Where specifically do you look for these trends and market data? 

Apparently, you are "highly encouraged" to live at a certain apartment complex.

The data should be transparent so you can verify what supporting data was pulled.If you worked with our brokerage.