It must be followed with more thorough analyses of actual numbers, using more robust measures such as CAP Rate, PV, and IRR.All that said, any serious investor really needs to educate him/herself on the more accurate and conclusive measures for investment analysis.

Not every investor will know that information ( so again providing inspection, and accurate break down on rehab.

You can reinforce if your 5k repair estimate is accurate, but know that if you want to lower the price farther following inspection, the short sale must get re-approved by the servicer.

I would really have to dig into the #'s do give you an accurate #.

Not to be cynical, but you could tell them to take their time and remind them you earn interest by the day.Paid back to me means cleared funds in my account; and these must be accurate.

People interact with data differently and I would be interested in what the community would like to improve upon: better data reliability, more unique insightful data, more accurate data interpretation tools or simply better coffee in the morning?

Additionally, you desperately need a qualified real estate agent on your team that can provide accurate comps (sale and rental) for your properties to ensure you don't overpay when you buy or sell yourself short when you exit.

A tape measure has helped me get bids faster and more accurately over the phone.

Get some ideas of what you will be able to borrow, and what your cost of capital will be.This will make shopping for deals much more fruitful, and also make your ROI calculations more accurate (since you'll have a clearer idea of how much you'll be paying to the lender).Feel free to contact me directly if you have any more questions.

To set my baseline, for a sale price I need one of two things to be accurate and i'm having issues with both.Area cap rate - I have no way to accurately determine what cap rate should be for my areas.