Both were/are live in flips that get reappraised around October once the flips are done and the market has received all the data it needs to value them.

Analysis, Analysis, Analysis- Make your decisions based on data, not hunches (unless you have some kind of inside information). 95% of the time you will be able to find market data to support or not support an investment.

I’d like to start with private money as I have a lot of friends who have done well for themselves as well as family that may be willing to help.I’ve realized the power of bringing in capital since day 1 and knew if I want to achieve my goals I would need to do it.

What criteria do you look for, and where do you obtain that data?

The sellers market is cooling off a bit and we will be seeing data coming in from evictions/foreclosures in very near future.

It all starts with decisions driven by data.

Developing that trust with someone you don't know may seem like a challenge, but if you approach it correctly, you should be able to achieve a pretty solid foundation of trust.The best way is to target sponsor who use professional 3rd party administration that verifies the sponsor, their background, their track record, and their performance.

These are the terms that we are most likely going to have to make a sacrifice on in order to achieve our cash return goals.Also, regarding NN versus NNN- were open to it.

I wouldn't mind having to download the data for the MLS info on an as needed basis or something.I don't know if that is the kind of thing you are talking about. 

In Cleveland, that process has been taking 60-90 days which means that if I am relying on the rental projection from the GoSection8 site, if the offer of rent from the housing authority is below what I can accept, or below market (which is sometimes the case), not only have I lost that market time, but I also have to restart the process of finding a tenant.The website provider has stated that only a housing authority has access to the full scope of rental data; even paying for a premium subscription does not give me access to any better information.