You're not going to know the whole city from one visit but you may be able to identify and drive one or two strong "buy" locations for yourself.Best of luck!

If salt lake city is a low cap rate market then its impossible.

For my clients, in every city I am set-up in I have an agent who pulls all the comps and writes up an opinion on the value based on size, area, finishes, market. 

You could hire property management and probably still do well although I am not sure of the options in that city.- If I use a 1031 Exchange, does the next property also have to be a duplex?

I’m looking for information from experienced investors about areas within other cities & states that are promising for such investments.

I did not want to incur the cost but I figured...that maybe....just maybe....sometime in the near future us ADU home owners may be able to rent both units....like a duplex.At that point it will be worth it to let the tenets be responsible for their own bills.Not saying that other ways are bad...they are actually very cost effective if you are living there...but what about as you scale your business and move onto other properties.This of course if your city will allow you to rent both units...the city I am in is tough but things can change as more pressure is being put on affordable housing.Once again...not saying any way is right or wrong...I just did it this way for the reason I just mentioned.Thank you....

We converted a old restaurant on the property to a coworking lounge, redid the pool and built out the roof to a entertainment center with fire pits, lounges, bubble chairs, barbeque, large screen TV, music, yoga mats and amazing views of the ocean and city lights.It is designed for coworking/coliving for business professionals and entrepreneurs who want to...Live where they work.

I have tons of connections with people who do marketing all over the city I live in.

I was wondering if anyone knows which areas/cities are best to buy a house.

My goal is to understand the current demand and rental potential for ADUs in this part of the city, as well as the costs involved in building.