Scoring investments

As you walk down the path of real estate investing, there are many approaches to picking the ideal property. Allen Wastler of CNNMoney.com has an interesting approach thats worth a look.

Link to Wastler's scoring system

Middle Market Rentals

I was surfing the web and found this interesting report from the Joint Center for Housing Research of Harvard University about the middle market rental environment. It's particularly relevant, as most places I have or will invest in fall into this category.

The Executive Summary gives you a nice overview of the findings. It's worth a read.

The study itself is over 50 pages. There are some great information nuggests, so it's worth perusing. However, it really takes dedication to get through the whole thing.

Here's a link to the study pdf.