In this response, I will outline the process of selecting an investment city based on financial goals.Financial independenceFinancial independence goes beyond reaching a specific dollar amount, like replicating your current income.

Your best bet would be creating it yourself in excel.

We use Zillow applications to pre-select and run a full background check on mysmartmove only with the final candidate.

Your point about market fundamentals and the quality of real estate really stood out to me.I’d love to hear more about your approach to two key aspects you mentioned:1️⃣ Market Fundamentals & SelectionWhat key market fundamentals do you prioritize when selecting a market, and how do you analyze them?

My recommendation would be to engage an investment property focused realtor (not a general residential realtor) and let that person guide you through the process from pre-qualification to market/property valuation and selection. 

Such as Excel Power Query, or an API?

I can't really justify $40/month at this point so I guess I'll be making my own calculator in Excel

For a select few, this can be true, but wholesaling is much harder to get off the ground.

myself I think its excellent far better than going out of country or some smaller city that you need multiple flights to get to.. 

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