Commercial Investing: How to understand an market COLD

[Alexander George]

If you were going to analyze an area cold, say moving from never have visited to purchasing a commercial property, what are some of the tools you'd use to determine various data, such as;

• Demographics
  • Who is moving there?
  • What major companies are moving there might increase the population of workforce housing?
  • Are families moving or singles?
• Incentives
  • Tax Incentives
  • Development
• Property Specs
  • Expected absorption rates for apartments
  • Price per sq ft. / Price per unit
  • Rental comps
    • Retail
    • Residential
    • Office
    • Warehouse / Storage

Additionally, what other data not mentioned would you consider crucial to understanding an area and in your decision making?