Be an RE data junkie.

Some counties give the data away and some charge for the list.  

I have so many varied deals--Sub2, sandwich leases, houses sold on CD, timber sale income, flips, interest from private loans...then there are all the receipts for expenses, 1099s for workers, 1098 for buyers and from banks, organizing the data to be entered, tax planning, the list goes on and on.

If not quickbooms even a simple Access database would be better to organize data then an excel workbook.

I want to request an actual data driven answer, since all of my research and calculations are based on data.

The 3x rent rule should be called the 3x rent guideline, as it is but one data point on the financials of potential tenants.

Once you have all that data in place, a plan should start to form that naturally makes sense for you.

I think if they were the, "real" MLS, it'd also be able to show you up to date comps, and be able to do other things to drill down in terms of data.

Around here, the counties have the data.

Why is it from recent experience lenders get upset when you are reluctant to provide your personal data for them to run credit checks without the courtesy of first answering your questions such as do you offer energy efficient mortgages combined with an interest only payment option or conventional mortgage with another option of green features to insure you are not throwing money to the wind long term down the road.