market analysis

[Andrew Levin]

a friend of mine grew up in Atlanta (we currently live in NYC) and he wants us to buy a rental property there --- he has family down there, he knows the local areas so i trust him that we will be able to find the right property in that market.

but i personally don't know much about the greater Atlanta market and am looking for advice as to how i can get up to speed? On the micro level, i trust him in terms of finding the right location --- but i'd like to get comfortable with Atlanta on the macro level. What should i be looking at specifically? and what resources can i use to find the info i need?

thank you