*****I can’t underscore how important networking is, I was able to link up with an experienced first partner who helped (and still helps) guide me through REI.Step 4 (analyze deals and market): Analyzing multiple deals everyday as well as market rents for the areas I was targeting.

Also as others have stated this is probably the metric that matters least in your analyzation.

Analyze as many deals as you can.

I am looking forward to exploring these sites and getting my reps in analyzing them.

Appfolio, Rentvine, and Buildium are all popular. 

Be sure to check out the free tools BP provides to help analyze deals you may have and also market insights.

For higher yields, buying into short-term rentals in popular areas could be lucrative.

Once you're able to analyze the existing condition of these 6 systems, you can then source piece rate pricing from sub contractors or a GC -- this may be done by quantity, day rate, etc.

Follow and analyze their offerings for a year and then assess whether to move forward. 

We did this several years ago after analyzing 3 months of these calls and finding over 70% were NOT even maintenance issues!