How to analyze a new market

[Matthew RUSINAK]

Hey everyone!

My partner and I (@Account Closed) are relative newbies when it comes to RE investing.  We have each owned and sold single family homes (in San Diego, Virginia, and Boston) and just recently (as partners) sold a small multi-family apartment in Worcester, MA. 

We are looking to transition to larger multi-family apartments and are exploring new markets.   Before we make cold calls to investors and realtors all over the country, we were wondering what criteria and metrics would work best to narrow our search?!

Thanks so much!

Matt and Colby