They're super simple and provide a great way to analyze deals on a level playing field, however in the last week that I've been a pro member and taken advantage of these (mostly the rental property calculator) I had some thoughts that I figured I'd throw out there.1) When looking at deals that you have previously analyzed there should be the pertinent information displayed on the screen.A) Name of DealB) Address of DealC) Date of AnalysisD) Purchase PriceE) ARVF) Total Initial EquityG)  Monthly Cash FlowH) Monthly Cap RateI) NOIJ) Total Cash NeededK) Cash on Cash ROIL) Status of Property (see comment below)In addition to this information being displayed on screen you should also be able to sort ascending or descending by any one of these values.

Multifamily Investment ForecastNational Report, 2017National Multifamily Index (NMI) Several markets with favorable supply-and-demand balances and momentum in hiring made large moves to ascend to the top spots in the 2017 National Multifamily Index (NMI).Los Angeles advanced 11 places in the Index from one year ago to take the highest position in 2017 behind a forecast for further tightening in vacancy and minimal supply growth.

Multifamily Investment Forecast National Report, 2017National Multifamily Index (NMI) Several markets with favorable supply-and-demand balances and momentum in hiring made large moves to ascend to the top spots in the 2017 National Multifamily Index (NMI).Los Angeles advanced 11 places in the Index from one year ago to take the highest position in 2017 behind a forecast for further tightening in vacancy and minimal supply growth.

I was surprised mainly that more pockets closer to downtown were not selected, especially given recent data available on prospects for children growing up in poor areas to 'ascend' out of poverty...https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/01/upshot/maps-neighborhoods-shape-child-poverty.html?

The attractiveness of ascending to this level is that the ground-up game unlocks a playing field that is largely less crowded, with (generally) higher return potentials, and the "newest product" advantage when it comes to leasing.

Disqualified persons will also include certain family members such as lineal ascendants (think parents, grandparents), lineal descendants (children, grandchildren) and spouses of lineal descendants.

Yes, these are just some anecdotes, and I believe we will be in the ascendant phase of this cycle for some time to come, but I do think it's interesting to a) keep an eye on the canaries, and b) listen to everyone's position.

Quick check on the Pensco site (usually the most thorough in terms of restriction definitions) indicates that the spouse of a descendent is a disqualified person, but does not mention the spouse of an ascendent, although direct descendents and ascendents are both disqualified.Like Mitch said...

Because paper losses are quite lucrative at the top-end tax brackets many investors ascend to in short order4.

Filter out on Excel square footage in ascending order.