Another IT guy - it must have something to do with our analytical brains - i seem to hear about a fair amount of IT turned REI's!

My potential solutions to the 3 issues are 1) The internet (Trulia, Zillow, Rent-o-meter, etc.)   2) Touring the competition (similar properties) Asking them about their rents and occupancy3) Talking to the current property manager and other local property managers 4) Reaching out to local real estate brokers about the rental listings and the property in general 5) Trying to connect with local investors/landlords thru BP and REIA meets 6) Asking the current owner of the property for the last 3 years of financials before its under contract (probably wont be willing but its worth a shot)  7) Reaching out to the big commercial brokers like CBRE who have closed transactions in the surrounding areas8) Somehow get REIS, which is an real estate data and analytic firm to "demo" their platform to obtain more info on the market As for now these are my potential solutions that I am working on but I would like the community to help me find other solutions or provide some advise. 

Can anyone point me in the direction of analytics showing the appreciation of similar sized condos and coops in the New York area for the past 30-50 years?  

The above based on county-level valuation metrics I compute in-house for my own multifamily investment/data analytics endeavors.

Indeed, here is some research done by Collateral Analytics (that sells data/etc to the mortgage industry) that just came out in July where they find that the "FSBO Discount" is typically greater than what the real estate agent commissions would have been, had the property sold for fair retail price.As a buyer, either can be viable.

I am a recent college graduate, I am extremely passionate about real estate investing as a business - this is not a hobby for me - My background is in finance, I am a very analytical person, I truly enjoy analyzing deals, crunching numbers and most importantly finding creative ways to maximize profit and minimize expenses.

Day 2:What I did: 1) I create an analytics spreadsheet to make offering on properties a little easierCost: $0Total Cost: $0Education: I am now through podcast 43 on the BP podcast and I also have reached out to some investors in my area for information-Nelson

Perhaps I should get BP Pro to analyze the deal with the analytical tools on here.

I've been interested in getting into multi-family rental investments for some time and have been reading and getting educated on the analytics.

My company provides investors every service they need to invest in the Tulsa market, we provide discovery of opportunity, analytics of the deals, brokerage services, and contracting to get work done as well as management/accounting after the fact.If this is something you want to discuss in detail PM me here and I will get back to you as soon as I see it.