Are there any good analytics programs out there for RE?

Based upon some of the comments, I feel the need to revisit REI 101 ... investing in RE has 4 profit centers:1) Appreciation (both forced and market)2) Cash flow (which changes over time)3) Mortgage Pay Down (ammortization)4) Tax SavingsThe above should be indisputable fact, the conclusions drawn below are my opinion based on 15 years of REI experience.If you are only looking at 1 out of 4 of these things, and you are only assessing it for day 1 and not the entire lifetime of the investment (or assuming that it will stay constant without validating that assumption with long term historical data or some other source), then you are NOT looking at the entire investment picture.The best way IMO to combine all of these things into a single analytical framework is to project out the financials making reasonable and conservative assumptions (based on long term average historical trends and/or actual data where available) and compute the IRR.

We are attracting all sorts of companies working on "boring" tech things like medical logistics, prescription streamlining, automating insurance processing, healthcare analytics, etc.

Some of the Texas metros, such as Austin, for example, will likely have good job growth of about 1.7 percent, according to Moody’s Analytics, which should produce demand for more than 7,000 multifamily units.

The magazine uses data provided by Moody's Analytics to compare the country's 100 largest metropolitan statistical areas in measures such as population, employment, wages, economic output and home values, coming up with a ranking of the top 25.

You're looking for a plausible answer based on analytics, not opinion or “feelings.”Tell me about the tenant pool you target. - Understanding the existence of tenant pools and their characteristics is not common knowledge.

Without becoming to analytical you should invest in the market that gives you the best return with the least amount of risk. 

And speaking more analytically, does anyone have a SPREADSHEET that puts such a plan in action (at least in Excel), making reasonable assumptions, to prove that the numbers would work?

I sent you a PM about scheduling a 15-min session to go over market analytics and the best areas to invest. 

We are engineers and believe in data and analytics, not opinions, which is why our posts are as they are.I have moved the monthly Las Vegas rental update to another thread under the Market Trends and Data forum.