I'm at a roadblock and could use some help with market evaluation

[Salvator Lorick]

Hello everyone Happy 4th,

I see a lot of advice on how to analyze a deal, how to close a deal and a lot of other amazing advice. But there are some steps that need to be taken before you even begin to analyze that property. I believe that this is where a lot of us new investors get stomped because know that we have an idea on how to invest, we go out looking at all of these properties but we really have no idea where to look. So I guess my question is what are some simple techniques that are being used to evaluate a potential market and submarket? what websites are you using? who are you calling? what kind of questions did you ask when you called? etc etc etc

Thank you in advance to all who reply. Your answers and help is truly appreciated