That would include couches and the like.

Do your homework - but I do like the area.

🙌You’re totally right — tools like Qualtrics/SurveyMonkey and SEMrush/SpyFu are powerful, but I’ve mostly seen them used for marketing/consumer research rather than for real estate investing decisions.That’s what I keep bumping into: plenty of great general platforms, but nothing that brings together real estate–specific data points like:• Voucher demand or housing authority activity (for S8)• Days on market for rentals in a micro-neighborhood• Vacancy + “desirability” indicators (crime/schools)Out of curiosity — if there were a tool that gave you that kind of “plug in an address → get all the market intelligence” insight in one place, what data would be the most valuable for you personally?

Show the hero photo for each listing to the group and ask them which one they are most likely to click on and which is least likely.

Reach out to a few and see who you like. 

You might find lazy investors like me who take the properties “as is” with tenants in place.

Something like "I'm sorry you're confused about this, but it's not your business that we're using a third party payment plan". 

We're in California but would likely consider doing this out-of-state with a good team in place. 

I know mistakes are part of the journey, but I’d like to learn as much as I can from others’ experiences so I can start strong and avoid the common pitfalls.Thanks in advance for sharing your insight — I really appreciate it!

One can never learn enough from like minded professionals!