Ask a commercial realtor to evaluate your property both from a value and a rental potential.How good is your tenant and their contract?

I made the mistake of consolidating nearly all of my due diligence specifically to RTR, and was less diligent when it came to evaluating their partners. 

Any tips or tools for evaluating the local market would be greatly appreciated.

That would determine a lot in my evaluation.

To properly evaluate the condition and determine the cost of renovations, always have a professional inspection done before making a purchase.4.

Right now evaluating potential markets, I'd like to find one to focus on for my first 3 properties (building knowledge in a specific market). 

I can search it but same deal, the search engines don't evaluate the results.

I’m in the early stages of narrowing down markets and evaluating STR regulations, so once I finalize that, I’ll focus more on the design and amenities side.If you have any advice on pitfalls or ways to stand out in competitive neighborhoods, I’d love to hear your thoughts!

Other KPIs and considerations you should evaluate when talking to any lender who offered private placement of loans/notes are historic default rate, how quickly they can place your funds (do you get preference over their income funds, for example), average interest rate - borrower note rate and what is passed through to you, are loans serviced by a 3rd party servicer or in house.

Hi Angela,Your tech background can help you evaluate the deals but I fear that you don't have a comprehensive plan of what you want to do with investment real estate.