I'm compiling some research for a report, blog post, and possibly a book.If you suddenly had an extra $250,000 in cash, how would you use/allocate it in your real estate investing business?

I'm interested in making it available for free here, but if it gets good enough, I might spring for the license from Apple and compile it for the App store.

What time tested techniques are there to confirm rent collected when compiling your data for analysis? 

It doesn't seem to apply to offering to buy houses.That is an interesting law.Sounds like you can compile your own lists if you aren't violating the provisions of the law (Though you may want to talk to an attorney to make sure you are interpreting it correctly).

If you have any recommendations on following, your help would be greatly appreciated:1) Lender 2) Property management 3) InspectorGoing through due diligence at the moment...some of the articles on BP were very helpful in compiling due diligence checklist. 

This will be the first time that I've met an appraiser at a rental to walk the property with him.I've compiled before pictures, a Scope of Work, and, what I believe to be, relevant comps.Anything else that can be used to maximize the appraisal of my property?

I came across a thread (about two weeks ago) and it was a compilation of posts where people showed pictures and numbers that went with their 30,000 and under rental properties.  

I was able to compile a list of a little over 200 prospects.

:DThe kind of info you offer is (for the most part) freely available, of course, but it's extremely time consuming to source, compile and evaluate.

In my area, you can cross into another neighborhood just by crossing a street where home values double and school ratings change dramatically.If you feel that the appraiser overlooked comps more similar to your property you should compile a list and send it to your lender.