Ensure they are growing their depth with key management for continuity and that they are staying true to their philosophy and model, which should always remain conservative and tested.

You can buy with blindfolds on and make some great money, but if you want to ensure being successful you need to know enough about real estate so you can tell your broker what is right and what is wrong without having to ask for answers.Put me on your list and when you need help with the math contact me and I will give you my opinions. 

AirDNA is a great data resource but you must also peel the onion.

I think you definitely make a good point about owners having unrealistic expectations and making sure to ensure you discuss these items with the PM beforehand but please try to limit your snark. 

You can also edit the layer to add more data columns like value, taxes, insurance, beds/baths, square feet, notes, or whatever.

Without getting into all the nitty gritty details, I’ve got a lot of data on my tracking spreadsheet that tells me I’m only really collecting about 55 percent of the cash flow I expected for the 4 underperforming units.

I would also recommend picking your preferred investment strategy first, then find a market where the data supports that approach.

Again, keep in mind the exit cap rate is a projection of what the asset expects to sell in 5 years (or whatever the hold period is) and nobody can predict the future.Solution: Ask the sponsor how they concluded their exit cap rate and where they are getting their data from.

Instead, ViaSat seems one (or perhaps the only) satellite internet provider and from what I can tell, they have serious data cap rates on their high-speed data (even with their platinum plan)Does anyone have experience with ViaSat (or alternatives) and can provide insight on how viable this is for STR properties (we fortunately plan on cable TV with DIRECTV via AT&T)?

Does anyone have suggestions on how to download sales data in a specific region with buyer and seller agents attached to each listing?