You can find an array of them that specialize in real estate here.

It's worth the $250.You have a pretty broad and "standard" list of items that you would inspect for sure!

-Zeroflux newsletter if you want more broad trends across real estate like migration, consumer habits, office, landlording, homeowners, CRE, affordability, housing shortage and others

If you want some very broad strokes that are asset class specific, but not location specific.Highest risk and return to lowest risk and return, offices is at the top.

All this is, is a back of the envelope quick tool that gives you a very broad idea of whether or not an investment is actually worth looking further into.

However, he asked me to sign a one-year Exclusive Right to Represent agreement, as presented to him by his brokerage.His interpretation is that it applies only when he materially assists me, but I think the boilerplate brokerage language he was given reads much more broadly:"If during the term of this Agreement Buyer enters into a contract for the purchase of Property through the services or efforts of the Broker or Buyer’s Brokerage Firm, or by or through any other persons during the term of this Agreement" (emphasis mine).My concern is that, under my interpretation, if a fellow real estate investor wants to unload a property or if I get pointed to an opportunity by a former agent, colleague, or friend, this agreement could create an obstacle to moving forward with the deal.In the end, I didn’t sign.

The range is broad due to the differences in median home prices across these locations i.e.

Answering your question is hard as this is a pretty broad question.Sourcing deals. 

This is a pretty broad question, but I’ll try to help!

Local market knowledge is absolutely critical, and it helps to work with someone who really understands the landscape and its nuances.As others have mentioned, it’s a broad question that’s tough to answer succinctly, but I hope this provides some clarity!