@Engelo Rumora I was hoping for some sort of analytics or quantitative basis for your original statement of "Up state NY is one if the toughest rental markets in the US, in my opinion" Unfortunately, "greed" being the basis does not do it for me and I have to respectfully disagree with you.How "greed" is specific to a region or market? 

I consider myself to be analytical, something that I thought would be to my advantage as I looked to purchase my first rental property.

Don't be THAT person who spends too freely and is not a hard nosed, analytical business person.

I would suggest connecting google Analytics to tracking incoming traffic and also by google tagging from field forms but honestly we figured keeping track of that is pointless starting out.

Hey everyone! Sorry if this had been asked already. I have looked but I wasn't able to come up with anything as I'm still getting used to the forum format.  Anyway, I was listening to BP pod cast #108 and the guest wa...

I am not the most analytical person by far I just wanted to comment and show support for you.

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Typically one can have three types of advantages, informational (better information), analytical (better analyzing process or model) or emotional (better control of emotions during times of greed or fear, this one is hard to define.

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😂I go through the numbers for any large expenditure, it's just who I am by nature, I come from an analytical background.