We've known them (as fellow service providers in this business) for years, and we use some of Kent's data services.

Since I did this in person, there was no form to fill out, the clerk just made a computer data entry.You may not have to wait until next year, but rather your homestead status may not be effective until next year.  

The 55 deal we are buying has been owed by the same owner for 25 years, they have excellent records and great trailing data.

It facilitates the communication with guests and automatically updates check-in and check-out dates of my guests with the help of an online form.I take care of my guests well via short text messages and email reminders.Having a general look at my availability calendars on the go is a plus, as well.”Property Management / AccountingQuickbooks pro “I'd love to use quickbooks pro but they won't allow me to import expense data, nor allow subdivision of income/expenses as I would like.”

I know there is a vibrant startup scene there and the whole co-working/office sharing scene is growing fast (WeWork, ShareDesk, etc.).I've been doing most of my searching and analysis with Excel and manually scrapping data, looking at listings on Breather to estimate pricing and demand, going through WeWork listings etc.I was wondering if there was any software or service you would recommend using that would help automate the searching process?

It took quite a while to move my data from Propertyware to Buildium. 

I just met a new wholesaler last week and he told me he's huge in the Chicago market.

Quite simply, it's just hard to find enough neutral data.

Some of the data is still only up to 2015, but some includes FY 2016 data, plus it's a good indication of how business leaders are feeling about the future of the city and it gives great info on what types of capital investments are in the works:http://birminghambusinessalliance.com/wp-content/u...And here's an article from May with some good solid data that ties in with the BBAs report:http://hooversun.com/businesses/birmingham-hoover-...While some of the data is now a bit outdated, we do also have a report including some more of the nitty-gritty data compiled relatively recently (Dec 2016)  by one of our team members for Keith over at Get Rich Education to accompany a podcast that Maureen did a little while back.

I'd love to hear your thoughts on why accounting and why make the effort to pass the CPA.Elizabeth, you are welcome and will keep you posted on how this deal performs.Good question - I have used my accounting degree to understand operating cash flows, leverage, debits/credits, taxes, audit, forensic accounting, number crunching, data analysis, consulting and a bunch of other things that has served me well with respect to buying large assets like this.The short story though is you don't need to be an accountant to raise private money or buy large deals.