They're super cheap so it was easy for a noob like me to start with very little money and figure out how to analyze data, how to set up tracking etc.

You can use whatever you want to analyze your buy and hold investments that fits your timeline for how long you plan to hold.

www.city-data.com is a great way to analyze Atlanta.

If you analyze those two questions while keeping in mind the savings, the work load, and the cost of leisure, you should be able to come up with a solid answer.

My goal is to network with professionals who have experience investing in real estate and to learn effective ways to analyze and value potential investments.

So, there's a lot more to the equation, and you have to analyze each deal in its own context (asset type, market type, project type, etc).What doesn't matter, though, is how much you put down.

And one day you will be analyzing one of my deals.For now the message you are getting from everyone seems to be that if this fellow is legitimate, he'll be worth every penny and you will do very well to build a long term relationship with him.

Lot's of crud I have to wade through and analyze for clients.

I've also made the mistake of not raising rents on long-term tenants only to find I'm way under market, so now I analyze it each year at renewal and if markets justify it, I'll raise it but still keep it under similar homes in the area.

Use you analytical number side to analyze your business not roi on houses.