Here is my simple Top 5:1.Review the market – Understand the trends and conditions in the area.2.Analyze the property and the numbers – Ensure the deal makes financial sense.3.Visit the property – There’s no substitute for seeing it firsthand.4.Meet the team – Whether it’s your property manager, builder, or contractor, relationships matter.5.Complete inspections and appraisals – These protect you from costly surprises.If all these boxes are checked and the numbers work for your goals, then it’s likely a solid deal.

As long as you focus on areas with strong job growth and analyze the deal carefully, I think you will be in great shape. 

So shift your expectations to most of the cash out and you'll be good and you'll actually start buying deals, versus people who wait for the perfect deal, spin their wheels for 6 months terminating contracts/analyzing hundreds of places, and then eventually burn out and give up. 

Hi BP Community,I'm a new investor learning the ropes on analyzing RE deals.

I would like to learn more about analyzing realestate deals, learning more about finding investors, structuring opportunites for other and myself to invest into.Does anyone have any sugguestions on books to read, or people that I can talk to regarding some of these topics?

I have been analyzing a few deals but havent officially set a method for tracking maintenance and expenses.

Analyze the WHY behind your current investors reasoning for not partnering up with you.

After spending the past two years learning the ins and outs of underwriting and analyzing deals, I’m ready to take the next step and acquire my first multifamily property (20+ units).I’m looking to connect with like-minded investors who are interested in partnering on this journey.

I would recommend that you analyze the operating side of the business and the capital side of the business separately.On the operating side, you can use AirDNA to predict the potential income which is gross revenue.

There's no problems living next to your tenants, just tell them your the manager NOT the owner to avoid guilt tripping.You have to analyze the deal 1) while you're living there 2) when you move out.