They're probably quite a bit different and hard for me to visualize our geography is probably  quite a bit different. 

If you're quick at learning a new tool, tired of Excel, need to collaborate with others and/or are a visual learner, I definitely recommend it!

Now I prefer to look at homes empty, but as a designer (computer, but designer nonetheless), I can visualize things better than some I suppose. 

We are in escrow and we paid our mortgage lender for an appraisal but the appraisal had no analysis, only photos, this doesn’t offer any information, only a subjective visual report, correct?

It's okay to be vulnerable about areas where you aren't an expert - good brokers will want to help you succeed and you're open-ness will be a breath of fresh air. 

This is my house and someone who is in charge of "watching" it, for pay, did not even visually inspect the house.  

By the time you are closing on the first property, you will have honed the fundamentalsnegotiation - it will feel like you have to think about a lot of things all-at-once, and it will all feel new. truth is, its not really that difficult, it's just the new-ness that can overwhelm folks at first. networking - talking to folks in the business and finding your voice: agents/brokers, property managers, fellow investorWe own some SFR investments, as well... but we didn't learn nearly as much buying them, as when we purchased a duplex.

Hello all, first time poster here.I've recently been looking into rental property investing and after watching several videos and reading blogs, I'm still confused on one thing: how to visually analyze a deal.All the videos and blogs talk about analyzing the numbers.

Some run the numbers monthly, others just once a year when it's time to file taxes.I've built quite a few custom Excel spreadsheets but I find it somewhat challenging to translate the numbers into compelling visuals.

Consumers are very lazy and visually tend to make decisions with their eyes.