Ok, so I have heard that investors may buy one property for every 100 properties they do research on or "look at"... my wife and I are probably up to 98 by now... but I couldn't put my finger on the "real" rental markets are.

I am in a simular situation and would really appreciate the help :)Fingers crossed and many thanks!

That's the plan for 96 Lovell st fingers crossed 🙏

I'd like to re-package and sell off any excess properties in bulk as well.To be clear: ***I am NOT looking to solicit deals on the forum*** so please hold off on that trigger :) I am just looking to get my finger on the pulse of the market here in 2015.I do understand that there is a TON of B.S. floating around,  a lot of investor's getting burned with fake deals, $1 Billion Trillion dollar packages, broker chains, get-rich-quick personalities, and non-existent product.

I just finished the beginner course through BP and I'm so appreciative of having all this information at my finger tips.

I'll keep my fingers crossed for you. 

It's a nightmare out there right now and everyone and his uncle has a prediction for the next 'bubble' or the crash when the Fed raises interest rates, but that could be a number of years away, meanwhile the investor has sat on the sidelines (so many people became quickly priced out of the market because of this 'wait and see, cross fingers' approach) thereby losing appreciation potential, or buy the property and know that it could depreciate quickly when the market turns.It really does feel a little like getting into the stock market right now.

I see Zestimates as a finger in the wind to see which way the wind is blowing and that's about it.In states where sales prices are public record AND where zillow is able to access them then it seems like an okay tool for getting rough sales comp data, at least for a first pass evaluation.I suspect it's value doesn't just vary state-by-state but also by county and municipality within some states.Try looking  up the local assessor's office for your area and see if they have online records and compare those to zillow.

The years went on and fingers got faster and better.

Information are flowing at the speed of light, that what you need and want to know are at your finger tips.