@Tyron White: Bigger Pockets has some analytical tools that you can try out - that's where I started.

During school, I was taught everything and anything analytically related.

I have a background in data modeling and analytics so I’m keyed in on several fluctuating metrics.

Developers spend a fortune on market research and big data analytics in my experience.

For those of you who are successfully navigating the REI world, I think it would be helpful to understand where you are getting your data and analytics?

Analytically, one of the major reasons was the artificially low supply levels, as people are not moving as much in the era of covid. 

I'm working on a comprehensive Multifamily deal analysis spreadsheet that will go beyond basic analytics like CAP, GRM, Cash on Cash.

While I am not an investor myself (yet), I work with a lot residential real estate investors through my job (I work at Mashvisor, a real estate data analytics company), and it's so exciting to see how much profit even beginners make can make in real estate.

This are just examples to wet your mind on analytical thinking.Make sure you know how to handle data.

The others have no business investing in the first place.Long plays ought to be impervious to market crashes, so it's a non-issue.If the market starts to crash, sell your potential liabilities, turning them into cash, and buy the discounted properties a few months later with all that piled cash.I think it's pretty easy to get overly analytical about this stuff.