A new data center announcement or maybe an Amazon fulfillment center moving into a metro area are a few examples.

Also learn basic Excel/Google Sheets—huge edge.How to network as a teen: Local REI meetups (go with curiosity, not asking for money), BiggerPockets forums (you’re already doing this right), and even helping investors for free—photos, cleanup, data entry, social media, driving for dollars.Getting involved early: Wholesaler support roles, contractor helpers, property management assistants, or interning with an agent once you’re eligible.

If I were advising you directly, I would stay focused on facts and documentation: • Provide stronger and truly comparable sales if the ones used are not appropriate • Submit current rent rolls and signed leases that support the higher rents • Document renovations and capital improvements with dates and costs • Point out any factual errors in unit count, condition, or square footage Keep it data driven.

That metric tells you something is wrong before the deals dry up.Diversify your data sources before adding new channels.

There’s a difference between price data and behavior data.Price data lags.Behavior shows up first.Right now, behavior is flashing.Google searches for “can’t sell house” have surged to the highest level in over a decade.That’s not inventory talking.That’s frustration talking.Now stack that on top of the hard numbers.Nationally:– Pending home sales just printed an all-time low going back to 2021.– There are materially more sellers than buyers in the market. 600,000 more home sellers than buyers.

First, the ARV and rent assumptions need to be backed up with actual recent comps and rent data specific to that area of Rio Rancho.

The data is all public.How I'm using this to negotiateHere's where this becomes an offensive strategy rather than just a defensive one.Most sellers in California flood zones don't disclose flood risk adequately.

It's what happens after closing.I work on the data and systems side of property management — specifically inside Yardi environments — and I see the aftermath of these deals constantly.

I think that's exactly right — the data got me 80% of the way there, but it was the conversations with actual landlords and PMs that made the final picture click.

I'm Joel Miller from Erie, PA. I've been investing in rentals since 1978, flipped over 100 houses since 1991, and I've been a hard money lender to the other investors in our area since 2018. Over the years I have also...