The RE market in the area you concentrate in is the best indicator, rents, average prices, particular neighborhoods, municipal growth, local economic conditions.When you have rising bond prices interest rates will follow, money tightens, loans can get to be a bit harder but the real effect is less buying power from the public.

Hi, I am in the process of closing few MRE deals (20 to 40units) and could use an expert CPA to guide me do's & don'ts and help me in general along the REI marathon!

What I can tell you is overall it is a solid market both by characteristics that are important to me in evaluating markets (strong economic growith / momentum for the city, diversity of business, high amount of renters, low property taxes compared to purchase price, solid neighborhoods with tenant quality etc) as well as it is a market that I believe over time the long term will have small but steady price appreciation.  

Hello Chan,My friend @Joe Fairless just interviewed a master lease expert on his blog that might be of interest to you:joefairless.com/blog/podcast/jf-19-mastering-the-master-lease-option-strategy-with-a-master-lease-option-master/

I'm new to investing but from what I've been learning on BP forums and the pod cast, depending on the seller's current economic situation, seller financing could be a great option. 

It's more time consuming but you'll have much better control over the project using the better management software and you'll gain the ease of use and communication that Basecamp provides for people who aren't necessarily experts in project management (i.e. contractors).  

I am an avid reader so this approach was more economical for me. 

Buyer and buyer's agent are responsible for due diligence, listing side as to disclosures, but the buyer's agent must also disclose what they know or should have known in their capacity as the expert in the room.

I think it's worth it to me to shell out for one very expensive hour or two of an expert's time, as opposed to getting this wrong.   

So far, what I have found is that each deal has its nuance, each market its own driving economic factors.