I was talking to a Franchise owner for Planet Fitness not too long ago and he mentioned a market analysis tool that his company uses to determine site selection. I can not for the life of me remember what the name of ...

There's a popular post circling about why direct booking sites for STR/MTR are overrated. Although the author makes some good points it skips over many of the benefits and how the risks can be mitigated.
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Hi everyone, Biggerpockets sent me an email about the fall of short-term rentals. I had an idea of this "#Airbnbbust", therefore I wanted to pivot to Mid term rentals. Do you feel like both str and mtr are seeing a de...

The City of Austin has entered into a pilot contract with Seattle-based company, Host Compliance, to provide data on short-term rentals in the city. A Code Department memo issued July 19 this year reports more than 10...

I am looking to automate the collection of $ per sqft data ranges and value ranges by zip code across the country.   I am looking to quickly determine the low price points for a zip code. So if the range of values in ...

I've been talking with my county assessor's office about getting a list of absentee owners.

Their price is $80 for out-of-state owners (it'd be double that to include in-state absentee owners), but they'll filter any...

Hey guys,When evaluating properties, what's the best resource for finding out the expected Property insurance rates? Individual quotes from insurers seems time consuming, and they don't seem to want to give a quote un...

I've noticed that Auction.com/Zillow lists properties with upcoming dates. Before, you had to be ''in the know'' by constantly checking a purchased list. Now there is plenty of time to get a title search done and chec...

What software should I take advantage of that will help me analyze deals, comps, market research, etc. A all in one tool that every real estate investor should have?

This post applies to Maine landlords, but may be useful for others as well.  For 10 years I used padzilla, also known as tenant-net, for eviction and credit report screening.  They did an inspection of my office so th...