Where's your favourite place to do market research?

[Eric Leon]

Hey all! I am a new (hopeful) real estate investor but am a little overwhelmed on where to begin. Obviously, I know picking a market should be the first step so that lead me to get lost in a sea of Google results and articles. 

Thought I'd stop by here and ask the experts; where is your favourite place to get market research when looking for a new opportunity? Do you have any go-to sites? Any other approaches you take?

Love to hear all your thoughts.

[Charles Carillo]

@Eric Leon

• Best Sources For Data:
• Broker Package Data
• BestPlaces.net
• City-Data.com
• Census.gov
• Factfinder.census.gov
• census.gov/programs-surveys/ahs.html
• data.census.gov
• StateLocalGov.net
• SpotCrime.com
• WalkScore.com
• DeptofNumbers.com
• DataUSA.io
• Bea.gov (Bureau of Economic Analysis)
• Bls.gov (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• Indeed.com (Jobs)
• NewGeography.com
• NeighborhoodScout.com
• CrimeReports.com
• FamilyWatchDog.us
• Geometrx.com
• SocialExplorer.com
• Costar.com
• Colliers.com
• Irem.org
• Zillow.com
• Google Earth / Google Maps / Street View