Tips When Visiting and Scoping out Potential Real Estate Cities

[Derek Lee]

I'm planning to buy an investment property within the next 6 months, hopefully around the the Reno or Sacramento area. I am visiting both locations next week and will have a day in each city. Does anyone have tips on what criteria to look for? I've found articles online that say I should be looking for things such as population growth, job growth, property tax, but these are all things that can be found online. I'm specifically looking tips to evaluate a city by actual visiting in person.