Questions of the Week | Where to Find Real Rental Data for Your Deals

In this Questions of the Week segment on the REI Hot Seat, we answer a common question from investors: where do you actually find reliable rental and market data when analyzing deals?We walk through the tools we use to analyze over 1,500 deals a year, from platforms like Door Insight and CoStar to simple resources like ChatGPT, market reports, and property managers. We also explain why your numbers do not need to be perfect upfront and how to use multiple data sources to quickly filter deals before going deeper.If you are analyzing multifamily or commercial properties, this episode will help you get to accurate data faster and make better decisions.Have a question you want us to answer next week? Send it our way and we’ll cover it.Sign up to the REI Hot Seat Insiderhttps://www.jotform.com/form/241655418022249REI Hot Seat Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/reihotseat/David Hulshof Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/davehulshof.realestate/Jacob Campagnaro Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/jacob_campagnaro/Questions of the WeekWhere to Find Real Rental Data for Your Deals0:00 Intro0:14 Where to find rental data1:13 Why property managers matter1:36 Key tools we use2:25 Using ChatGPT for research3:47 Rates, taxes, and basic tools4:40 Vacancy rates and market data6:34 Bonus tool for short term rentalsDISCLAIMER: THIS EPISODE, AS WITH EVERY EPISODE OF THIS SHOW, SHOULD NOT BE CONSIDERED AS ADVICE. INVESTMENT ADVICE IS NEVER GIVEN ON THIS SHOW. ALWAYS CONSULT A COMPETENT INVESTMENT ADVISOR BEFORE MAKING AN INVESTMENT DECISION.