On the flipside i think it would be a excellent time to buy GE stock it's the cheapest its been in years and the companies probably not going anywhere soon.

Many members are experts in their respective fields related to real estate investing, whether that is real estate brokerage, wholesaling, flipping, buy and hold, lending, self-directed IRA and Solo 401k investing, or tax and legal guidance.There are some pretty cool discounts on various products and services offered as Perks to BP members that you might want to check out: https://www.biggerpockets.com/perks/pro

Excellent post Lee.

There's a lot of great advice here on this thread.My partner and I made a list of many cities in the US and made an excel sheet to track metrics like population growth, job growth, affordability, Fortune 500 companies in the city, demographics, and other factors.

To be more specific, is there a site or program that I can upload an excel document with leads listed that would return phone numbers for those leads, or something along those lines?

The FHA loan is a great product but if you have a good credit score, good income and a reasonable DTI, you have a lot more options. 

It's an excellent resource.https://www.memphisinvestorsgroup.com/content.aspx?

What system besides excel can be used to keep track of the metrics on how the property is actually performing after purchase (long-term basis).Thanks in advance for the suggestions 

@Casey MurrayAshish and Natalie both provided an excellent idea regarding investing in the QOZ.I just wanted to touch base with you on some of the numbers in your post.Your clients may be subject to more than $140K in tax.They may also be subject to the 3.8% of Net Investment Income Tax.Furthermore, since you are in CA, I assume your client is also in CA, and they may be subject to California state income taxes.The seller may be able to offset it by using closing costs at closing to offset some of the gain.The more the reason to consider the QOZ.

They are presenting an intriguing new mortgage product with an interest-only component at a Meetup I’m a regular at in case you happen to be free.