Hi does anyone know of a free API or other data source that will help me programmatically extract city or zip code level rent estimates?

@Patrick Marks the Rail is looking to be completed in 2023 connecting Fall River and New Bedford to Boston.I've been investing down here for years and the numbers work great for cashflow even in this inflated market.If you are looking to invest on the SouthCoast the biggest thing is to be prepared to hold these properties for a decade to finally see some meaningful appreciation.

It's far more analysis than necessary, but we're software geeks and this was a way for us to become intimate with the mathematics of the analysis.On smaller residential properties (1-4units) the {discounted} CoC over the planned hold period of the property is our lead metric - once the thresholds required for purchase & financing are met for all metrics (DC, BER, PI, etc), but this needs to be tempered against many other {not easily quantified} factors: location, state of (dis)repair; can we expand; is their a future higher use for the property.On the commercial buildings (5+ residential or mixed use ... we have yet to venture into retail or office) the CAP rate is more meaningful, along with the CoC, but you still have all the subjective aspects as well: location; opportunity for forced appreciation/performance improvement; financing availability/terms; building age and repair; environmental, etc.So, as Duncan was telling us yesterday ... it's not that simple ;)

I doubt rates would get meaningfully lower in the near future longer-term (2-3 years) maybe.In the meantime I'm investing in private credit to be below the waves of the property price volatility. 

We should want to build meaningful and mutually-beneficial relationships with each other.

There are many shady contractors who try to screw you over them extract funds from you with the threat of putting a lien on your house if you don't give in to them.

You should have immediately had someone on this to PROPERLY extract, clean, and sanitize the area before placing air movers and/or dehumidifier to thoroughly dry the area.

David extracted sales info from the county recorder.  

What are your thoughts on the resiliency of the smaller towns around the big cities and their ability to still provide meaningful investment returns in that scenario? 

My way around this is to move a meaningful part of my portfolio into short-term bridge debt.