Calculate the population change for different age ranges using the population age data for the most current year and the five previous yearsThe increase or decrease of the proportion of people in specific age ranges will dictate the property types that will be in the most demand.Job DiversityCensus.gov under the “Selected Economic Characteristics” tableDetermine whether a specific industry is responsible for a large percentage of jobs or not.Best Case:A market with outstanding job diversity will have no single industry that employs more than 25% of the employed population20% is e even betterDecent Case:If one single industry does employ more than 25% of the employed population, it’s one you trust the future of.This is determined by:Looking at the top employers or businesses and your research (talking to locals, reading local articles)Top Employers and BusinessesFind this information by Googling “CITY NAME + TOP EMPLOYERS)Determine the top 10 employers in the marketIf a certain industry is dominant in a market, analyzing the top employers and businesses allows you to determine whether the majority of those jobs are provided by one or two companies, or whether the risk is spread across multiple companies.This will allow you to track any developments within that company (are they creating a new facility, or cutting jobs?)

I believe that there is a BP article on like 100 ways to make money in real estate, you can focus on the ones that interest you to narrow it down.Do you know which area of real estate you want to focus on?

They are both great at learning the fundamentals.Also - here's a couple articles you might enjoy:The 21 Best Real Estate Investing Books Ever How to Rent Your House: The Definitive Step by Step GuideHow to Be a Landlord: Ten Tips for SuccessOh - and don't forget to set up your Keyword Alerts!

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This article has been requested by a very well know publisher and I am sure you will be seeing a version of this article in an upcoming issue.

A single purpose entity means the operating agreement and articles of organization limit the entity to only own the property you are purchasing.

Does anyone have links to articles about interviewing property managers?

The bank shouldn't provide any priority to a cash deal over a financed one so pay attention to things like that.5) Proof of funds or letter of pre approval to show that you have the financing aspect covered without a problem.6) If you're purchasing with an LLC, the negotiator will ask you for an Articles of Incorporation anyway.

According to this wiki article it's more common in the UK:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rent_guarantee_insur...

https://help.podio.com/hc/en-us/articles/201019908...Has anyone ever done this before?