What would you suggest as a analytical approach to a market ? 

Guesty seems to have a lot more features and analytics but they charge more as well, understandably.

Analyticalinspector- really detailed, being outside a lot of the time, need to get dirtymortgage banker- office job, reviewing and approving as well as underwriting loansescrow officer- reads closing documents to you, desk job, really communicativereal estate analyst- detailed, underwrite deals, know a lot of cash flow metrics, communicative, analytical, excel modelingThere's no right or wrong, you can try paid internships to see if it works out. 

I’m a young (under 30) IT professional that specializes in analytics (data migration, marketing, financial, etc.).

About me: In a normal 9-5 job, but looking to get into REI Goal: Looking to start at owning small unit multi-family in/around Houston (initially) How can BP help: I'm very interested in learning how to best source off-market deals, securing private $ (I don't have much of my own to invest, but bring significant sweat equity and analytics), and efficiency in operating/managing/marketing once owned.

I actually like the space currently and have recently invested, but I'm analytical and like to try and predict how things might play out.  

And that analytical mind should serve you well in the world of REI. 

It’s astounding what a year of no snow and super pleasant winters can do to your mind :)My background is in corporate finance – complex financial modeling, valuation and strategic planning i.e. good at all things analytical and do that for a living.

I have strong research, analytical, sales, business planning and negotiation skills.

In addition what analytical tools can be used within the jersey city market to reassure that a home is priced right or below market value, as I am having a difficult time finding comps on Zillow.