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Hello all,

I'm a new investor hoping to save myself some research time by crowdsourcing your wisdom!

Here's what I want to find. I would like to be able to pick a given metro area, sort by property type (preferably with a "multi-family residential" option), and then view property-sale price and (if possible) unit-rental price historical data for that entire metro area. It would be great if this were available in an easy-to-assess graphical form. I would hope that the data would extend back as many years as possible—a decade or more at least. 

I've been poking around a bit already, so I know that some data is available from standard sources (Trulia, Zillow, realtors' associations, etc.). But I'm yet to find a source that does exactly what I'm looking for here, and—even if I had—I wanted to check here to make sure I'm not missing the best sources! Is there any industry standard for this sort of data? What do you guys use? 

In response, please feel free to include pay sources—I wouldn't shy away from spending a bit for the right data here.  

Thanks in advance!

M.J. Hoda

Oh yes indeed, I'm quite comfortable with that! Feel free to message me directly if you have experience in the Houston area Michael or just want to chat. Thanks for responding. 

Hello all,

My name is M.J. Hoda.  I'm a third-year law student, and I'm just getting started in the real estate investment world. 

I'm in the process of learning all that I can about multi-family rentals and saving money to get started. And when I really decide to get started learning about something—as I have rental property investing—I generally don't stop until I'm damn good at it. 

I currently live in California, but (long story), will be moving to Houston, Texas in 2017-18. I plan to buy my first properties in Houston and New Orleans, but am open to opportunities across the southeast and Texas. I will likely begin by house-hacking a triplex or 4-plex in Houston, and move on quickly from there. I plan to be very aggressive in the next 5-7 years (particularly if interest rates stay low). I would be very interested and grateful to learn from anyone with experience in the markets I've mentioned.

I'm a smart guy and will soon have more capital than I know what to do with. Generosity with knowledge about the Houston market—in particular—could lead to some really fun and profitable deals beginning in 2017-18. I look forward to meeting more people here on BP!

Best,

M.J. Hoda