It includes using arbitrary numbers or numbers that are not justified via data.  

Any your info is still public data even if you have a mortgage. 

Most of my clients are managing 3-20 properties and were drowning in messy books, unclear profit by property, or just burning hours on DIY bookkeeping they didn't enjoy.I'm here to:- Learn from experienced investors (always looking to sharpen my deal analysis skills)- Share what I know about financial management, QuickBooks setup, and avoiding common accounting mistakes- Connect with other LA-area folks doing interesting things in real estateCurrent focus: Helping investors get crystal-clear financials so they can scale confidently and make better acquisition decisions based on real data, not guesswork.Happy to answer any questions about bookkeeping, QuickBooks, financial reporting, or tax prep coordination.

Randy's experience with 37 units self managed is a great data point.

Watching permit data is smart but by the time permits are filed, you're already 3-6 months behind the actual decision cycle that matters.The bigger leading indicator I wish I'd tracked earlier was how many corporate housing and travel nurse platforms were expanding into Denver.

It's data entry after that.

According to data from Apartment List, shared by The Cromford Report on January 12, 2026, median rents have plummeted 14.1% since July 2022, while their vacancy index climbed past 8% by the end of 2025.As build-to-rent SFH communities and giant multifamily developments flood our Valley with new inventory and aggressive tenant incentives, I'm recommending a cautious approach to evaluating demand for what traditionally have been our Sonoran Cash Cows. 

I know there's political pressure, which of course nobody can control, but from a macro-economic perspective, there's not much data to suggest that a significant rate cut is happening any time soon (political pressure/decisions aside). 

There are also purchase and refinance programs for investment loan programs that can help you scale faster and exit your day jobs more quickly as they will allow purchase loans to be structured with AirDNA and refinances to be structured with STR data.

The property appraiser/assessor is the cheapest resource to find the owners of a property.When you pull the county on the site I listed above you can go to the property appraiser and click on “go to data online”it should take you to search page, where you will type in the address.whej you get the property, it should pull up the owner, mailing address and subject property address.also, it should list the sales history and chain of title, where it should mention who they bought it from and how much they bought it for.this ought to help you understand what you have to work with.for example, the last real sale on the picture listed was in 2008 for 325k, so unless there was additional money borrowed on the property, there ought to be some equity.