I play way too many video games, which I probably need to quit doing so I can focus on important things. 

MOST IMPORTANTLY, send an offer to the owner of record that contains your price, closing time frame, and a signature block.

." - Joseph P KennedyIt is important to note that Joseph Kennedy profited from the stock market crash of 1929 by predicting it and this was how he knew it was coming.

Credit is important to getting loans and getting good interest rates and may even prevent you from getting a loan in the first place.

Then I use this data to make a more informed decision on where I buy, how to furnish it and market the unit.I don't know the local laws in the Twin Cities, but it is import to learn the local regulations if there are some, and fully understand the local sentiment towards short term rentals and if it will potentially change.

It is important to be able to analyze the trailing 12 month financial statement of a property and take a deeper look at the loss to lease by examining the rent roll.Ideally, you are lucky enough to have an excel version of the rent roll provided to you by the broker or the owner you are interacting with on your potential acquisition (or.. if you or someone you know is developing a character recognition software that is able to read a PDF version of a rent roll and convert it to a nice, clean excel version please let me know!).

I'm in the process of planning out the build for a property management lead generation CRM and want to get a general idea about how different investors setup the lead generation flows and what information you consider important to help you convert a new lead into a paying resident. 

This is an important tool for anyone buying a tenant-occupied property.

Brand new agent so training is important, culture, and sales activity.

I was so focused on the acquisition side I never learned the most important part is the business side of getting the return for the next 20 years and that is where the rubber meets the road.