Out of Town

[Evan Thomas]

I live in New York, NY. I'm not interested in investing in NYC or White Plains (where I work) due to taxes, regulations, etc. I am interested in the Philly market. I'm from near Philadelphia originally, and I can get there pretty easily. I have two questions that I would absolutely love to learn about:

1. Does anyone have advice or forums/blogs links about how to vet a city that you don't live or work in? What kind of research can I do from afar? 

2. Should I take a $10 bus to philly one day of every weekend to get to know the market? 

Thank you so much for your help!