And my mission is to uplift first time homebuyers into their dream of homeownership while educating them and doing so with integrity and honesty.

EDUCATE YOURSELF - yes, it will take time, but will lead to a selection that better meets your expectations & avoids potentially costly surprises!

Upcoming Posts in the Underwriting Tricks SeriesIn the upcoming series, I will delve into various aspects of underwriting to provide a comprehensive understanding of this critical process.

I'm making a scary-but-exciting career change after 25 years in education.

I would get a quote from Proper as they are usually the most comprehensive but the most expensive.

Here's how I do my due diligence:1) Portfolio matching: (takes 30 seconds per deal)a) Have an educated opinion on where I think we are in the real estate cycles (financial and physical market cycles)b) Then and only then do I pick the strategies, capital stack, and specialized asset subclasses that make sense for that opinion.

I can tell you from experience this community and the education it provides has the ability to change your life. 

I would use the BP rental calculator or www.rentometer.com pro report which are very comprehensive.

And also engaged with institutional investors on a regular basis.I'm highly entrepreneurial and figured out that what I really want to do in my professional career is US multifamily investments.What I've done so far is selecting the markets I'm interested in (in TX), building a comprehensive financial model to analyze deals, and creating a very detailed due diligence list.

On the RTR website under education, then tools, we have a free portfolio calculator that I highly encourage you to play around with as well as that allows you to evaluate both individual properties, but also a portfolio as a whole.