Rentometer API: Get Rental Comps using Python for Real Estate
Wednesday, February 23
Python tutorial on how to get rental estimates from local comparable to evaluate real estate investment properties There are many factors on what makes an investment property a good or bad deal. One metric we can quantify is whether a property cash flows or not. This answers whether we make mone...
Housing Dataset Cheatsheet
Wednesday, September 22
Need a quick way to compare and locate real estate data sources? Check out the housing dataset cheatsheet, a consolidated view of today's most useful datasets. This guide includes macro and microeconomic stats, property detail, and social media datasets. I will continue to add to this cheatsheet ...
How to Find Real Estate Data in 2021
Thursday, August 19
Want to use real estate data to drive investment decisions? Where do you even begin? In this article, I will detail the current landscape of available real estate data sources and how you can best utilize them for your use case. Why Should We Care About Data? Data is the information we use to giv...
How to Automate Building Your Foreclosure List
Wednesday, April 28
Are you looking to buy properties at a discount? Does the idea of creating a system that can save you time and effort excite you? You are not alone! By establishing a system you can reduce your margin of error and grow your business more quickly. This article will cover an example of how to build...
Using Web Scraping to Evaluate Local Markets
Saturday, April 04
One of the key elements to evaluate a property is understanding the local market well. This includes knowledge of new development, influx or outflux of large companies, and resident sentiment to name a few. These factors can all influence the future value of a property. What if you are a long-dis...
3 Big Data Trends for Real Estate Investors
Wednesday, March 11
The Deal is in the Data What are real estate investors looking for? Great deals! Properties that are in distress with a high upside of value. Investors use a multitude of sources to locate these deals. These strategies include, but are not limited to: - Searching on the MLS (i.e. public websites ...