Note it is also extremely competitive though. 

Visio is most competitive with short-term purchase and rehab financing.

i get cards, calls and texts every day from wholesalers for my little portfolio - so that shows you how much competition there is out there.it's also tough to do as a beginner in real estate, because the best wholesalers surface strong deals and know how to estimate a rehab.  

.), rentometer, and calling competitive properties to "price shop".

Think about worse case situations like a low appraisal (kills the LTV on a refinance), lower than expected rents, lack of showings (selling), etc. when running the numbers.

I've never been to Travis or Bexar county sales, but imagine there is a lot of competition and money there. 

Richard's teachings on market analysis, property evaluation, and risk assessment have given me a competitive advantage in the real estate market and I am very grateful for that.

Oh, not going for those votes, I see....Next, exactly how many FTHB's impediment to buying a home is lack of $25k?

Once you figure out a strategy that you want to do, next I would learn about potential markets for that strategy and focus on 1 or 2 markets that you have some kind of competitive advantage in (you live there and know the area, you have friends/family/a good realtor there etc). 

I've heard many people say the same as Ryan, that Airdna has been way off.I recommend people take a few minutes and manually check their competition to get the most accurate analysis.