Would you see yourself using a tool like this, or is it just another shiny object that’ll collect digital dust?

Are there any recommendations from anyone who have found certain news sites or data sources to extract data from that has helped them understand the current market landscape in their target area?

TurboTenant does digital signatures for leases and other documents, condition report templates, automated and one-time ACH transfers, chats with tenants (so there is a record... just in case), and lots of other great stuff.

Myself I had my title company pull every NOD in the MSA which was 4 counties 2.5 mil people. create a spread sheet and they would up date it daily as new NOD's came in.they would give me address  lien position  tax information and lien judgment search.. having our title plants digitized and off shore allows for this data to be gotten in a few clicks.. then when I got my short list I would give them that list about 48 hours before the sale and they would do a date down for me on those..

The investor also had no backup plan, and it was clear they hadn’t considered the potential risk if this failed - they just said "we would foreclose" - which if they did would (at best) provide single digit return...It gets even better, if they did get the borrower to follow their exit strategy, they would make around 13%...Here’s the problem: The gurus often make note investing sound like it’s just a game of persuasion, telling you it’s "easy" to get borrowers to agree to anything if you push the right buttons.

I would think they would.I was just thinking after seeing someone one the news who had their life savings in Florida STR's.I think it is important to diversity and not have all income producing properties in one place especially when it is prone to a certain type of potential destructive weather. 

-based, Associate Digital Bookkeeper certified, QuickBooks Online Pro Advisor certified, & Bookkeeping for Real Estate Investors certified.

Data hack reference: https://www.wkyc.com/article/news/local/cleveland/cleveland-...

However, it does demand solid digital marketing expertise to achieve positive results.

As you were asking about news articles I cited, while the Porter Case ones are not available, the one about another scam involving sub-2's Foreclosure Scam           Joe Kaiser, a license realtor would in many cases acquire properties under sub-2, let it go to foreclosure, then pocket proceeds from the foreclosure sale where the lender had to refund proceeds above the unpaid mortgages to the owner of record.