I do a lot of excel and google sheet formulas, but I haven't been able to get my brain around how to do it in this case.  

Find them through Google and meetup.comTwo Great reads, I bought both J.

They are both great at learning the fundamentals.Also - here's a couple articles you might enjoy:The 21 Best Real Estate Investing Books Ever How to Rent Your House: The Definitive Step by Step GuideHow to Be a Landlord: Ten Tips for SuccessOh - and don't forget to set up your Keyword Alerts!

Don't miss The BiggerPockets Podcast - they are great for learning how others are finding success.Oh - and be sure to set up some Keyword Alerts- especially for "Newark" so you'll be notified when people mention it here in the forums.Thanks again for introducing yourself!

They are both great at learning the fundamentals.Oh - and don't forget to set up your Keyword Alerts!

Find them through Google and meetup.comTwo Great reads, I bought both J.

Oh - and be sure to set up some keyword alerts - especially for "Smyma" so you'll be notified when people mention it here in the forums.Thanks again for introducing yourself!

Sorry - I should have used Google to find a more precise comparison rather than just picking a couple of cities I'm familiar that I thought the original poster would be familiar with too. 

But it's great that you have interest in real estate investing.Be sure to set up some Keyword Alerts so you'll be notified when people mention that which interests you here in the forums.Also check out my 10 Rules of Successful Real Estate Investing and download The Ultimate Guide to Passive Real Estate Investing.Continues success!

For example, you set up key word alerts. http://www.biggerpockets.com/alerts