@crosswind...some kid that does rentals in boston poses in a suit with his dog with a serious look and slaps it on all his craigslist.org rental ads...tool alert!

Unfortunately I can't give you any statistics or anything on this type of marketing because it's not something that I've honed in on for very long - but a few tips!

I am a new REI and we're just starting out with my friends. We're looking for ways and educating ourselves on how to be successful in this business. So to all of you guys out there, any help will be greatly appreciate...

The sites you mention can all be handy tools, but to find an accurate valuation of what a property is worth, you'll need to do some work or have someone do it for you.

I have enjoyed learning the trends and tipping point of the RE cycles.

Like I said effective marketing is a good tool to get buyers to come to you.

For property comparison and pricing purposes a cap rate is a much better tool in my opinion.

However, this tool is used as more of an exit strategy to maximize medium term profits.

No one every thinks about letting them do all the work for you.They have a list that they have sited the homes for MULTIPLE VIOLATIONS.I get the list contact the OWNERS using THE MOST POWERFUL TOOL a POSTCARD.

However, when planning a ski trip to Snowshoe Mtn, WV, I noticed they had several units available for similar to lower prices in a resort location.I have requested information from their sales team regarding cash flow and rental management (they do it for you) but am interested to hear if anyone else here either owns property at Snowshoe, owns property with Intrawest (the company who does the real estate), or owns property near/at a ski resort- any tips on how to evaluate an opportunity in these niche markets?