You have to get market data and know how to use it to stratify the market. 

Thanks to all these dumb sites trying to make a profit off of public records, your information is posted on multiple sites such as spokeo, city data, etc.

I work full time so don’t have a lot of extra time to invest in the property.  

However he is saying it’s going to be a tough grind because its a old block house that had tons of concrete on inside walls & during the demolition the extra manpower it took...we wanted an open floor plan.

If you don't want to buy anything, attend sessions you are interested in plus lunch presentations and take lots of notes.Now, if you decide on getting any of the guru courses, many of them will throw extra bonuses and stuff at the event.

Does data and information like this affect where you guys invest?

Less than 5% of sex offender re-offend after release from jail or prison based upon national data. 

You might need to do some extra due diligence in making sure the money is as good as you say. 

If the repairs are more than 10k, they will be discounted from the offer price.Operating Data: Numbers I'm using to come to Cash Flow and NOI, Seller provided utility expenses and Insurance costs.Note: the CapEx numbers are estimated from a spreadsheet on things that will need to be replaced in the next 5 years, I plan to sell in that time frame to reduce large CapEx expenses.

Like Will, I use a 10% vacancy rate for all my analyses, but I have been trying to find REAL numbers backed by data to make sure I am on track.