Practice analyzing properties for rentals and you will soon learn to recognize a good purchase.

If you need help with analyzing a deal or two ask here.  

Thanks for any comments.We live in a small town not far from a very popular tourist area where river-based activities are common - tubing, kayaking, canoeing, fishing etc.

@brandonturner is the king of analyzing small multi's... do a search for some of his blog post and webinars!

(A popular misconception as well)  Most RMLO's do not have any underwriting experience.  

Immediately after asking the question I saw how popular it is on the site and started reading.

@Dave Passey Yes lets meet up sometime I can give you my experience on how I found/analyzed my buy and hold deal and what I'm doing now to find deals.

I am new at this and even though I am comfortable with the analyzer, I like the idea of providing more than one option to the seller which means that I have to become more familiar with structuring different kinds of deals so that I have a better chance of walking away with a signed offer.

There was a webinar on Bigger Pockets tonight titled: How To Analyze A Fix And Flip Deal And Avoid Getting Burned.

Just gotta analyze the situation.