Also where there are changes in regulations that may require lenders to change servicing agreements which affect who services your loan.I know that's a pain but as things change -- unfortunately, investors will be impacted by changes in the lending industry - and that includes LOAN SERVICING CHANGES.It’s a total cluster between the banks, their loan servicers and their loan servicer’s sub-servicers.

The Forest industry is one of the most corrupt industries.  

Its how the industry is run..

.)- 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). 

See the chart from Fair Isaac Company (FICO) below: FICO Score Pct of Population Default Probability 800 or more 13.00% 1.00% 750-799 27.00% 1.00% 700-749 18.00% 4.40% 650-699 15.00% 8.90% 600-649 12.00% 15.80% 550-599 8.00% 22.50% 500-549 5.00% 28.40% Less than 499 2.00% 41.00% Source: Fair Isaac CompanyAccording to this chart, investors should use corresponding vacancy+tenant-nonperformance factors of approximately 5% for Class A rentals, 10% for Class B and 20% for Class C.To address Class C payment challenges, many industry "experts" are now selling programs to newbie investors about how Section 8 tenants are the cure.

Originally posted by @Kathy Fettke:Account Closed and like I mentioned earlier, we found out about their shenanigans very quickly, so only a handful of people contacted them, and we immediately removed them from our referral list.this has happened to all of us in the industry myself included..

My personal experience after 40 + years in the real estate industry is that “wholesaling” is a very INEFFICIENT AND INEFFECTIVE way to gain knowledge and experience relative to real estate.

It offers a great opportunity to learn the ins and outs of the industry while building a network. 

Medical destination with excellent care.Arts and culture of a large metro and THE BEST football team (plus the Taylor Swift boost!) 

I grew up in the real estate industry watching my father raise money with a PPM for large multifamily value add projects and a developments.