@Chaim MalGood advice from @Nicholas L.I'd add that you don't want to only trust the agent's word, they need to show you data that will justify the purchase for your goals (why you want to invest in real estate).  

Quote from @James McGovern: @Don Konipol how come there is no temporal data published anywhere showing full service brokers deliver more value compared to discounted brokers? 

The only data points I have are permits pulled (which don't seem to be down much), local builder incentives (which continue to blow my mind) and the quarterly earnings of the national publicly traded builders, which all seem to be down 25% or more year over year  market specific.. 

Quote from @Basit Siddiqi: I would prioritize the sponsor performance(life of the fund) and experience over cash-flow and depreciation.I would also look to zoom down on the asset class along wtih the region you want to invest in to then determine the fund sponsor you want to go with.Asset class - residential real estate, commercial real estate, data centers, mobile home park, etcregion - north east, south, west, etcThen when you decide on a few sponsors, have a call with their investor relations team to see if the sponsor will decide on getting a cost segregation study.Bes tof luck!

The best data is on Pricelabs in my opinion because you can dive into the comps really deep.

Treasuries as strong economic data and sticky inflation have led investors to scale back expectations for Fed rate cuts this year.

RTR provides the data behind individual deals as well as analysis behind why they are in certain markets and I found this to be so helpful as an investor with a full-time job.

It isn't THE data point, but A  data point. 

Do you typically rely on broker BOVs, sales comps, CoStar-type data, or just getting out there and touring everything you can?

Quote from @Laura Casner: Quote from @Ronald Rohde: You need to create objective data.