Both have equivalent caliber tenants, with NNN leases, and similar cap rates.Property 1 - Round Rock, TX (by the Round Rock High School/Round Rock Ave area) - $383/sqft - built 2008Property 2 - Austin, TX (close to Slaughter Rd/Manchaca Rd) - $340/sqft - built 2015Just based on that data which way would you lean?

Census 2018 Data just released...Following cities make in Top 10 list for population growth...What is your opinion about investing in one of these cities and what is your most favorite?

I am a licensed agent, and based on the market data available to me the house looks promising but the big challenge now is knowing exactly what is inside since it has been abandoned for a while now to determine the LTV.

You can always hire a 3rd party to create these reports as well, but do see any reason logically to do this since all the data is being provided for free right on the internet)

I think that would be the case if you had a unique property where there weren’t many comps to give solid data.  

As real estate investors going direct to seller we are constantly looking at our data for ways to improve. 

You want a CPA who analyzes the data they receive and asks questions about information that appears to be missing. 

Where would I find that data? 

@Joshua D.Single family has some great benefits that multi doesn’t - check out Keith Weinholds website podcasts - he really has a great data driven comparison.

Do your research on neighborhoodscout, city-data etc. to get a general idea of what’s influencing these RE markets in addition to getting BP folks perspective.