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You could also use Rentometer, but I have actually had little success with their analytics for San Angelo area as their data points are generally at the lower end (in terms of price points) from what I have seen, expect, and have received in my rental areas.Second, to get an idea of if the property is continuing to perform as expected, I would suggest for you to run an analysis on your propert(y/ies) periodically.

So if 10 ACs break, that is usually factored in the analytics.  

Tools like SEMrush or Google Analytics can provide insights into how your content is performing and how to optimize it for better reach.Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Systems: Platforms like Salesforce or HubSpot can help manage and nurture leads.

I would look at the history of repairs per month and then budget a monthly maintenance a bit over the average monthly maintenance for the past 2 years or so.While everything is all a guess, better to guess with thoughtful analytics than just making things up.

I'm rather inexperienced but have an analytical mind and understand the basics.

Where some of the crowdfunding sites like Fundrise who has heavily analytical power investing their funds? 

Probstream has a ton of people fooled into buying their subscription and people usually just don't use analytical thinking so products like Propstream is still alive. 

@Daniel Anshus Have you check out websites like IRR research, Marcus & Millchap or Real Capital Analytics? 

Chad with supreme lending co in Huntsville, Alabama as my lender has done a SUPERB job of handling all of my questions and helping me through the process.James Lawler is who my realtor was, and he did an astounding job as well.