Any recommendations for free tools to do market research?

The best way for you to figure this out is visit the platforms and explore their free trial (if offered).

Quote from @John Winters: Greetings BP ~I am hoping to receive some feedback on the financial feasibility of this plan and/or some tips to improve it. 

You should to talk to @Andrew Postell He is the best mortgage guy for this.

I was going over his financial information and saw that the guy was making over $50,000 a month and asked him what he did.

Hope this helps!

This is an absolute no brainer. 

I’ve been researching local professionals and would welcome any advice on how to vet and connect with reliable team members, particularly in a high-cost area like the Bay Area.As for hard money, I haven’t explored it in depth yet, but I’m open to the idea for the right deal.

thank you for all the helpful information!

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