I have some data that I would like to share with you.

I’ve seen seasoned investors mismanage funds just as I’ve seen newer investors deliver solid returns by being disciplined, transparent, and data-driven.Rather than focusing solely on experience, I’d argue that the real minimum requirements are:1.

There's an omnipresent, ubiquitous brutality to life in general and running rental real estate in  prticular here that just doesn't translate well into metrics and data. 

If you are buying another home, I think there are also ways to transfer your mortgage.We have mortgages that are similar to that in the United States but use different terms to describe them.

With actual cash, you just transfer it. yes, but you can still bid with lender approval - without appraisal contingency - you send in deal (app), it gets approved by lender its functionally the same as cash (except in true lightning speed situations where there is a quick auction with little time to prep but thats generally pretty rare I'd think)Right, but that's not cash or functionally the same as cash because the lender can change the terms at the last minute, as often happens with less experienced hard money lenders.

.)- Average days on market- Absorption rate- Historical data on rents and sale prices in the area- Population growth- Main economic drivers (industries, individual companies, etc.)- Crime stats... if you know specific zip codes/submarkets that you'd like to target, the best data will come from local precincts. - and more..I'd recommend remaining active not only here on BiggerPockets, but in other valuable RE investment networks that you can find - i.e. local meetups (meetup.com, eventbrite, BP local events). 

Don't worry about minor complaints, you are doing a fine job.Just one question, ALL sites have a delay in data from MLS updates, and from court reported information, and so on, is that a function of a monthly update routine or can the information be updated a little more frequently? 

The data points they use made me feel like it got my pricing right and I feel much more confident about what my nightly and seasonal rates are now. 

Even with 200 STRs it isn't a broad enough cross section to assume the changes.You would need to have millions of data points to show the trend IMHO. 

The "high appreciation rates" you mention should be verified with recent data and be specific to the neighborhoods you're targeting.