The math works out.If you are buying real estate and generating annual revenue, while getting a possible tax deduction on your schedule E after write offs, and based on historical trends your real estate is appreciating at 3%-5% per year. 

You get active insights into the markets and its trends, you can be quick and timely with your offers, amongst other things. 

-I analyzed hundreds of deals for zoning, financing potential, exit strategies, regulatory/political climate, seasonality, tourism trends, and so much more.

If we consider historical trends, a massive correction is way overdue and buying right now is close to the top.

I do need help and guidance from people regarding the market trends.

Keeping up with the latest trends like this helps prevent income loss thats for sure. 

The trend I am seeing is that more an more investors find that neither the agent nor the license is really necessary in the current info-rich environment.

There has been a lot of new builds being done in the area without much of a significant upward trend in population or job market.

What trends or types of items tell you this isn’t just a tenant breaking in the home but rather will be a money pit for years to come?

—analyzing your financial statements regularly to stay on top of positive and negative trends.