I've found even though you can get some modest discounts it makes things much easier to keep everything with the broker.

It's all the real estate agents, brokers and other vendors servicing landlords talking about how great it is. 

Not sure what state you intend to get licensed in to start, but before you get too far along I would check with the Real Estate Commission to confirm that your end-game (AI decisions only, no human broker in the loop) will pass their muster.

This seems to be true whether it's CA, TX, AZ or OH - IN or GA.Apparently wholesaling isn't as easy as everybody thinks and are willing to pay big bucks to "learn".Obviously the decline has hit the information provider's customer base that they sell information to, and hurt their bottom line.

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However, they're a free software and provide excellent customer support so I still stand by them.

Makes sense though - it's like pricing, it's very easy to price units in a condo building since they are all so similiar vs a custom home which can be very difficult to evaluate. 

Working our on capital stack for a large multifamily development and needing some different options with private debt/equity. I have some soft quotes for bank debt but I'd prefer to stick with private debt if possible...

Boutique brokers can work nation wide also. 

If not, talk to brokers in the market, gather as many OMs in the market and you'll be able to find cap rate.