@Carrie Torrey I think that Mashvisor is a pretty good tool.

We are considering building a brand new triplex and would love a tool to do an analysis. 

Did you use tools to study if the property will perform and at what rates exactly?

Not surprising that any lender is going to be very wary of any bump in value right now, even one driven by a rehab and forced appreciation. 

It's the tool behind your marketing funnel.

All those books are greater starter tools.

I know that a lot of this information is publicly available, but when I go to a place like the Census Bureau website, I don't even know where to start, it's so huge.I would be surprised if there aren't a few online tools that aggregate this kind of data?

I'm also trying to add the fix and flip method to my tool belt as well, but at the moment I'm currently stuck between a rock and a hard spot.

With that said, this tool has been invaluable with helping me narrow down potential properties, but something I did not consider (as they are not an issue where I live in Southern California) are the point of sale ordidnances that vary greatly depending on what community in Cleveland you are looking at.

The post that began the thread was something along the lines of "Debt is not a tool to make you wealthy.