Others are relationship driven and originate in other ways through social gatherings and philanthropic endeavors. 

Simply put: junk data in, junk data out.  

Access to Market Data and Inventory in Real-TimeThis allows you to make informed decisions immediately.

We (appraisers) only reflect the market, based on available data.

That leads to going back and forth on whether it's worth it given the upfront investment and the data we're finding on occupancy rates, cash flow, etc. vary from losing $5K/year to making over $10K/year.

Exactly how much the lenders will lend is based on the data on the property's marketability and the borrower's credit score. 

Meetings are in Springfield on the third Thursday of every month, plus there's a handful of smaller sub-groups that meet throughout the month.One of the REIA co-founders, Brad Moncado, is an experienced STR investor and holds a yearly boot camp if you're the type of person who needs a data-dump/kick-in-the-pants. 

Using what accounting methodologies?

If you are looking at crime data for the entire city of Pueblo, it's not going to be representative of Pueblo West. 

How comfortable are you devoting time to researching tax code and methodology to prepare a cost segregation?