We'd like to better understand property value vs. rental prices, but our current approach of going on rentfaster and clicking different listings feels very inefficient...At bit of background: We've got $120k in savings and are leaning towards 5% down.

What real estate investing approach are you most interested in pursuing?

An equity cash out approach may be an alternative source for you .

They may have a market or if not, they can approach the excess or specialty market.  2.

Anyone willing to share their approaches to the current market, West Coast or otherwise?

I think the better approach is to combine an installment sale (453) with a monetization loan.

Now, this is a very simple approach, but it gives the high level view.

Do some people approach renting this way?

I don’t have a lot of experience but from the research and networking that I’ve done, I would highly recommend using the BRRRR strategy to approach your first deal.

Any advice or recommendations on how to approach this?