Talk to a realtorTalk to a property management companyTalk to people at a local REIAI'm still looking at purchasing in Durham, but I check city-data.com, drive by, and ask people I trust at the TREIA group.Honestly, I think that its that difficulty in figuring out the bad from the good that makes Durham a good value for the local buy and hold investor that's willing to do research.

Have you researched the average time on market for that section of town?

I have been researching it a little myself and I am new and by no means an expert.

As I am researching, I came across this website FlipComp.com I am probably not ready to invest in this tool just yet, but would like to know if anyone is currently using this and how it is working out for you?

It has been a long time since I researched this in Texas, but you may want to contact the Texas Real Estate Commission before going down this road.

I dunno ;) I'll do some research!

Currently using a combo of MS Word/Polaris to manage my leads (loosely jotting down notes of properties I research and owners I contact) as well as Zoho Creator (database).

I would do my research in the company and find out how long you have to use their management.

But do some research into vinyl planks or ask your floor guy about it.

We typically put more hands on effort in but that means:552,000 * 10% = 55,200/year.Be careful when researching.