I think pulling everything together into one website would be useful in my mind... but I don't know how feasible this might be...One site which consolidates MLS listings (redfin.com, zillow.com), demographic data like distribution of family size, rental unit composition (city-data.com) rental comps for closed leases (rent-ometer.com, zillow.com), on-market rentals nearby (CL), walkscore/bikescore/transitscore (walkscore.com), etc...Of course, right now, these all have their proprietary models.. maybe you can just throw them a few pennies to aggregate it, or justify that the aggregated information is your own product..

Different model but I'm sure it works in your market as well.What are you planning to do with the rehab on the flip?

I have a few degrees, but I also have certifications and licenses in other topics that interest me and that I can apply to my business model.

But I don't think anyone knows exactly how.I tend to suspect that the role of agents and realtors is going to have to change, to be more a professional services model and less an information gatekeeper model.  

Our business model is buy and hold for x amount of years then unload depending on factors.

I think the builders all used the same set of models. :-)And then be willing to make some adjustments.So if you have a 3/2, 1,500 sq ft with a basement and the best comp you can find is a 3/1, 1500 sq ft, with no basement, then you want to make some adjustments.

If you had told me what our "business model" of today 3 years ago.

Its not about just buying turnkey its about coupling yourself with a good team that has the right expertise to make it hassle free.

Neighborhood certainly matters with this model, but the result is higher rent, better tenants and reduced turnover and damage.Bottom line is do not write Manchester off.

I use a discounted cash flow model to derive the return estimates in the image below, see Returns Summary section on the left side of the image.