From what I saw for the most part the big names you typically hear in insurance typically performed well for people. 

Plus you still have to actually underwrite the entire deal (purchase, construction, carry, etc to develop accurate CF/profit).

Best way to find cohosting gigs is to look for properties that should be performing well based on their location and quality of furnishings or amenities but cannot seem to get good reviews.

Does anyone have some really good websites for accurate up to date data for vacancy rates, median rents, average household income, etc? 

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For example, bank accounts we control and specific investor capital accounts are all tracked in this same software.For our investor reports, each month we download spreadsheets, write a narrative for the month's performance and then export it all to a PDF.

Maybe it would have skyrocketed our performance, but I doubt it.  

Have you found certain neighborhoods performing better than others?

Having worked in corporate architecture firm for 13 yrs before opening my own firm, I understand your basis @Jay Hinrichs and it's totally accurate.

Many of the BP calculators want you to put in 5% but this is not always accurate.