Most groups will give you rates/ballpark trying to secure your business. 2) Use the free Rentalizer tool on Airdna, rabbu, alltherooms, etc. and just underwrite your deals with a lower projected revenue amount. 3) MY FAVORITE - Use Pricelabs market dashboard, you can type in a specific location and then expand 50KM around that location. you can filter a ton of key data (hottub, lakefront, bedrooms, baths, # of reviews, revenue etc) into an excel sheet and then take averages, medians, etc.

I'm still doing market research do narrow down a city/neighborhood to start with and would happily accept any recommended research criteria and/or tools for market analysis. 

This is a great forum with very knowledgeable members that will help to guide you in the right direction.The site has quite a few tools that can be helpful for new members.

You can also use Facebook groups for the area, Craigslist, or BP marketplace.You can shortcut many of these steps using software tools.

The site has quite a few tools that can be helpful for new members.

They’ll go out and deal with problems to an extent but anything with tools they let us know “hey this whatever whatever needs to get done” and it’s deciding if we need a contractor or his handyman can do it, then yes you are paying extra for that I haven’t heard anyone have that included. 

The site has quite a few tools that can be helpful for new members.

Websites are more of a lead capture tool and not a lead gen.

My skills are better utilized in the interpersonal aspects of this business and in using the minimum tools necessary to get the job done.

Lenders and real estate agents are often misinformed about the VA Loan requirements and loan caps so do your research before using it as an investment tool; I've been told multiple times you can't buy a multi-unit or that the cap is $417K in every situation but that is wholly untrue!