and will reply to your offer letter by either calling you or signing the actual offer and returning it back to you ready to move forward.That's how I find the "motivated sellers" ready to deal.Then, once I received hundreds of these offers back, I then examine the property specifics and work out the numbers to see if the deal is good or not based on the numbers.Also, your offer letter will state exactly how much you're willing to offer to the owner so you are already in a position to make money should they respond...and some of them will. 

Here’s the stats - -$500 to activate line (credited back if deal closes in 90 days) 
- 3.5 % origination fees 
- Close to 10% rate 
- Each project is reviewed/underwritten by FoA, which could take up to 30 days 
- Up to 90% acquisition & rehab, I believe 
- Standard draw rules on rehab side - Line is up to 5x of assets, equity in home, 401k, etc- Line has to reset to zero once per year

I looked up the median price of a home (which knocked out some otherwise perfect cities), crime rates (just my personal preference--but lots of folks live there, so maybe it doesn't matter), size of the city, and housing stats (I wanted at least 40% of the population being renters with less than 10% vacancies).I also went to their Wikipedia page for final decisions. 

I look up crime stats and housing stats as well as looking at the average price of a home, etc. 

It isnt necessarily related to real estate but the higher math classes and stats knowledge allows me to think up new ideas which isnt useful now but probably could be later if I blow up.

For the investor, there is one stat that I am look for and key to future decision to invest or not.The key stat is sales year over year.

(You can find the housing info like that under Housing Stats on the left side.)

Buyer's realtor calls another guy who comes in, replaces the t-stat and all is fine. 

Cheaper/easier for you to buy an umbrella policy for that extra “sleep at night” cover.I’m going to run a report at work maybe and come back with real stats on likelihood of a large loss.For me, I am considering LLC for tax purposes depending on what happens with these new proposed changes.

I’m trying to take the RE exam in December and wanted to know if anyone knows really good resources either online or books aside from crash courses to study and practice for the real estate exam?