I look at the adjustments the appraiser has to make - the more there are, the less confident I am that the comp is reliable.

I now have a significant competitive advantage over other investors in my market as I have "inside" access to industry data including cap rates, lease rates, construction costs, etc, that would otherwise be confidential.

So far I have found a lot of interesting and enlightening information on here, I am confident I will find what I am looking for and need to retire in comfort. 

I have used bigger pockets tool and run numbers from that along with what I have picked up from books and the podcasts but I still don't feel confident I am correct with my numbers.3.

Any time I see a new source of capital at less then 10% interest, I'm confident I can get cash-on-cash returns of 2-3x that, and am therefore interested.

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There aren't a lot of good 1 br apartments close to downtown.Although I backed off it, I'm fairly confident I could have made this deal work.

Also, they are confidential, secure them and destroy when not needed to be retained (I had a burning party every month to keep files cleaned out!)

Other times if a commercial listing broker is involved or a savvy seller they will make you sign and turn in a (CA) confidentiality agreement before giving out info.In commercial we have what is called an (OM) offering memorandum which contains the basics of a property.

If not confidential.