If you are more interested in growth, and not interested in cash flow, equity multiple could be the focus, if you couple that with hold period timing.There's no absolute answer that covers everyone, but what IRR does is it takes into account the amount of cash flows, the direction of cash flows, and the timing of cash flows to quantify results that you can then compare to other similar options. 

I have multiple section 8 tenants at any given time and prefer it that way.

Real estate agents and appraisers have access to their local MLS (Multiple Listing Service) and can pull all the recent sales data for a particular area. 

I will be staying in Westminster for the majority of my stay, but have multiple lunches/dinners lined up in LA county, Irvine, and Huntington Beach.

I love the strategy of small multifamily properties. 1 roof, 1 foundation, multiple tenants :)In the Charlotte market, this strategy is VERY challenging, just because the inventory is much more limited than single family/townhouse/condos.

You can have multiple mentors that all know something different about the market. 

The big problem with online services is they just dont have a long term track record of multiple decades so you are taking a higher risk than owning property directly.

What's up awesome BP crew?  OK I finally found an inside deal.  I am an electrician and one of my customers just mentioned the family wants to sell the old family house which is held in the family trust.  How do I wri...

You can call multiple lenders and have the conversation where you go over current rates, terms, etc and they won't have to do a credit pull until your ready to pull the trigger.

@Steven ParksIt appears you are pursuing this topic on multiple forum threads.