519 | Stop Guessing: 3 Free Tools Every Real Estate Investor Should Use Before Buying

Buying a rental property without knowing how to check the market data yourself may mean trusting assumptions you’ve never verified. On this Not Your Average Investor Show, Pablo and Gregg break down three free tools every rental property investor can use to research a market for themselves without expensive software or relying entirely on someone else's assumptions. They’ll break down: 🏠 Current home prices with Redfin: What are homes actually selling for today, and how does the market compare nationally? 📈 Home price appreciation with FHFA: How has the market performed over the long term, and does the appreciation assumption you're using have historical support? 💰 Rent prices and rent growth with Zillow: What are homes renting for today, and how have rents changed over time? If you're evaluating a new rental market, reviewing a pro forma, or simply want to become a more informed investor, these are three tools you'll want to know how to use. Listen NOW! Chapters: 02:24 Quarterly Market Events 04:26 Jacksonville Boom Town Data 06:06 Downtown Revitalization Thesis 10:17 Why Appreciation Beats Cash Flow 11:55 JWB Cares Golf Recap 13:32 Free Tools Overview 14:37 Why Redfin Not Zillow 17:08 Redfin Data Center Walkthrough 22:13 Reading The Excel Report 26:16 Avoiding Seasonality Traps 29:35 Interpreting Market Speed Signals 29:58 Redfin Data Reality Check 30:45 US Report Benchmarking 32:40 Cash Flow First Framework 34:03 Inventory Signals Using Redfin 36:46 FHFA HPI Tool Walkthrough 39:40 Normalize Appreciation Rates 42:30 CAGR Calculator Method 46:23 National HPI Baseline 48:32 Zillow Rent Data Setup 54:29 Rent Growth Discounting 57:24 Community Wrap Up Stay connected to us!  Join our real estate investor community LIVE:  https://jwbrealestatecapital.com/nyai/ Schedule a Turnkey strategy call:  https://jwbrealestatecapital.com/turnkey/  *Get social with us:* Subscribe to our channel  @notyouraverageinvestor   Subscribe to  @JWBRealEstateCompanies   🌐 Facebook Group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/rentalpropertyinvesting 📸 Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/nyai_community 📸 Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/jwbrealestatecompanies