My consumer/residential insurance agents really didn't understand or flat out didn't do it.For estimating rents, I use rentometer.com and hear it recommended frequently.

They weren't different, the process and consumer experience was basically the same:- Crap process.- Slow turntimes. - Crap rates.- High points.- Opaque guidelines and underwriting criteria.Every non-qm lender had some combination of 3 or 4 out of that 5, and they would basically never tell you upfront where they are strong and where they are weak, everyone promises the world and under-delivers.

Consumer spending has not changed in the last 10 years to even be a blip on an investors radar.people renting homes is not newpeople leasing cars is not newpeople renting movies is not newThe only thing that is new is the media's constant pursuit of more and more sensational headlines, because it doesn't matter if the story is true or not, what matters is that the you clicked on their article.

Setting up a recurring email is like the least time-consuming thing a real estate agent can ever do.

Anything that sits cooking (& consuming NG) at those temps all day has to eventually fail.

In most locations you'll need to save $100k before you can buy a new property, that is time consuming for most people.

HGTV consumers seem to be obsessed with cooler tones (grays, off whites, etc) these days + a couple of "unique" features that make things pop (light fixtures, a whole wood paneled accent wall, etc.).

@Brandon Chidester I'm an Airbnb novice, from the standpoint of both a consumer and a proprietor. 

Doing the renovations yourself can be time consuming.

Consumer Price IndexA great resource to find majority of this information is the U.S.