About
Methodology, vetting, and the team behind the research.
We start with macroeconomics — population trajectory, employment diversification, rent-to-price ratios, and migration patterns. Markets that survive that filter face a second tier of operator-level review: management depth, renovation quality, and historical occupancy. Only after both gates do we present a property to investors.
Every operator and market is scored against an objective rubric. The rubric is published, the data sources are cited, and any operator failing a category is removed regardless of pricing.
Researchers, underwriters, and investor educators who have personally underwritten the same markets we recommend.
Managing Principal
21 years of cash-flow real estate investing across 14 markets. Former bank credit analyst.
Director of Market Research
PhD economist. Builds the macroeconomic models that underpin every market profile.
Head of Acquisitions
Underwrites every property before it reaches member inventory. 4,800+ deals reviewed.
Director of Investor Education
Designs the curriculum, courses, and e-books used by 38,000+ investors.