Has any had any experience as a landloard with propane heating compared to oil?

The advantage on MLS listings is that you get to see a lot of deals in a consitent manner and that will help you to compare and get a sense for what makes a good deal.

Austin/Texas have very strong markets when compared to many other parts of the country.

Have you compared?

If he is comparing funds to single-asset syndications, yes there are differences.

Until then, the combination of Listsource and RealQuest (both from Corelogic) would be our recommendation, and the closest thing comparably.

I've been running the numbers on properties that fit my criteria and the cash flow definitely isn't there compared to some other markets.

BRRRR with multifamily in at least 3 out of four of those markets may be tough if you are comparing them to the juicy returns you see on BP. 

The reason is you want to know the value of the business you are buying, so that you can compare to other investment opportunities. 

Interesting but I don't have a lot of money that is why I'm willing to sacrifice time/sweat in rehab for a low budget property that after its done is like 40% cap rate compared to 12-15% on a single family normal rehab property.