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T.A.P.S. Indicators

Market Indicators
TAPS Indicators – the Basics

General

TAPS vs. STAR
Moving Average Time Frames
Default / Average / Best Quarter Looking-Back Ratio
Definitions and Terminology
Analysis of Potential Gains and Losses
Buying for Cash Flow vs. Appreciation
Capitalization Rate (Cap Rate)
Effect of the HousingAlerts System on Buying Tax Certificates
How many markets do you cover?
Investing in Small Towns in Rural Areas
Obtaining Data When Places are not Covered in MSA/City Drop Down
Printing, Reproducing or Distributing Charts or Tables
Realtor Program
Subject-To's, Pre-Construction, and Lease options in a DECLINING market
What is the next investment step after finding a market?
Wholesaling - Flipping Houses
You Don't Create WEALTH Simply by "Owning" Real Estate
Underwriting market risk when originating notes or pricing your offer
Clearing HousingAlerts Cookies & Cache
VPNs and Potential Account Lock-Outs
Create A Watchlist
Raw Land Investing

User Guides

Hot Market Finder – User Guide
Micro Market Ranking Tools – User Guide
Micro Market Maps – User Guide
Summary Market Scoring Report – User Guide
Cash Flow Finder – User Guide
House Value Finder – User Guide
Map Tools – General User Guide
House Value Finder – User Guide

My Membership

Can I change my market(s)?
Monthly Subscription Fee
Can I upgrade my subscription?
Change My Password
Update My Email Address
Update Credit Card Info
How Can I Upgrade My Subscription – New Platform Version
How can I cancel my subscription?

Tool Training

Hot Market Finder – Training Videos
Real Estate Cycle Charts – The Basics
Slider Balls and Traffic Signal Lights
Cash Flow vs Appreciation
Map Indicator Definitions
MLS Map Indicator Definitions
Map vs Gauges & Table Color Schemes

Micro, Metro, & Indicator Maps

Annual Home Price Appreciation %
CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate)
Cities or Localities where Prices are Rising
Dynamic Real Estate Appreciation Map (D.R.E.A.M.) Tool
Home By Home Price Data
Inflation Adjusted Annual Home Price Appreciation %
Inflation Adjusted Home Price Index
Inflation Adjusted Quarterly Home Price Appreciation (%)
Quarterly Home Price Appreciation (Annualized %)
Raw Home Price Index
Scoring and Analyzing Zip Code Areas
When Maps Do NOT Align

Micro Markets & Ranking

Finding Hot Local and Micro Markets
Flipping and Wholesaling
Are there Wealth Phase Charts and T.A.P.S. Slider Bars at the Zip Code or other Micro Market levels?
Missing data for Neighborhoods or Tracts
Micro Market Data Date
No Wealth Phase Charts for Micro Markets (County, Zip Code, Neighborhood)
Micro Markets Maps and Ranking Tools

Summary Market Scoring Report

Market Scoring Report
Market Rankings Gauges

T.A.P.S. Indicators

Market Indicators
TAPS Indicators – the Basics

S.T.A.R. Momentum Indicators

What do the Different Colors Mean in the STAR Momentum Indicators?
Pin Pointing Hot Zip Codes in Cities with Strong Master Scores
STAR Indicators – the Basics
STAR Tool Chart Analysis
Wealth Phase Charts – Buy/Sell Indicators
Wealth Phase Charts – Colored lines – Moving Averages
Determining areas of potential loan risk based on market cycles
STAR Ranking Results – City (specific)
Color Vision Deficiency
Difference between Moving Average Trend Analysis (Inflation Adjusted) chart and (TECH) chart
The Best Real Estate Strategy to Use in Markets with Strong Master Scores
Micro Markets and Overall Local Markets
What is the Difference between Short term – Intermediate – Long Term STAR Momentum Indicators
Using the STAR Momentum Indicators to ENTER and EXIT markets
S.T.A.R. & T.A.P.S. Indicators

Technical Analysis

How does HousingAlerts Data Predict Future Markets?
Technical Analysis ('TA') – the Basics
Forecasting Market Changes
Technical and Fundamental Analysis
Specific Fundamental Data Sets
Where do we get our Algorithms and Data?
Wealth Maximizer Score

HousingAlerts Data and Updates

Quarterly Data Updates
Sources of HousingAlerts Data
US Census

Real Estate Cycles

Predicting Real Estate Cycles
Real Estate Cycles – Time Frame
What exactly is a Wealth Phase?
Interpreting Moving Averages in the Wealth Phase Charts

Affiliate - Referral Partner Program

Affiliate Program – Where do I login?
Can I use HousingAlerts material on my website?
Customizing your Affiliate link
Commission Payout Information
Affiliate Program – Tutorials
Affiliate Program – How do I sign up?
Which link do I use to promote HousingAlerts?
Promoting Your Affiliate Link
Where can I find my commissions earned report?

Multi-Family and Commercial Investing

Predicting Commercial Real Estate Cycles
Does HousingAlerts work for apartments/commercial?
Multi-Family Market Lags Behind the Single Family Residential Market
Predicting Commercial Real Estate Appreciation Trends
How relevant is the data to commercial markets?
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