60% of the county are renters versus owner occupants, which ranks as one of the highest percentages in the country.

So my home is ranked number one in Fort Lauderdale and this would be the second weekend where I haven't secured a booking. 

1) Rich Dad Poor Dad (almost every investor started with this one)2) The Book on Managing Rental Properties by Brandon Turner (This book was pivotal after my initial purchase, it has made and saved me more money than any other book)3) Set For Life by Scott Trench (provides you with a detailed description of how to create your "financial runway", I have tried to model my investing career off of this book.)4) BRRRR by David Greene (provides detailed description of how to use the 2nd best strategy in Real Estate (house hacking is #1))5) Long Distance Real Estate Investing by David Greene (Provides detail description of how to invest in Real Estate if you live in an expensive Market6) The 10x Rule by Grant Cardone (mindset/motivational)7) The Book on Estimating Rehab Costs by Jay Scott (provides detailed description on handling what I find the most difficult aspect of REI)That is my rank order for the most influential books that I have read.  

Not a perfect answer, but one place online to start. http://www.realtrends.com/rankings/real-trends-100...Another place you could look in your area, actually on Zillow or somewhere, is for agents who are listing properties in the condition you are seeking.

Spends ZERO on marketing.she sold 14 million last year to rank in the top 50 in our market. 

We have an NBA franchise that is currently ranked #2 best franchise in all of Sports.

@Karl Denton a slowing market may not be the best time to invest in a questionable area.Many OOS investors set themselves up for failure because they don't truly take the time to understand:1) The Class of the NEIGHBORHOOD they are buying in - which is relative to the overall area.2) The Class of the PROPERTY they are buying - which is relative to the overall area.3) The Class of the TENANT POOL the Neighborhood & Property will attract - which is relative to the overall area.4) The Class of the CONTRACTORS that will work on their Property, given the Neighborhood location - which is relative to the overall area.5) The Class of the PROPERTY MANAGEMENT COMPANIES (PMC) that will manage their Property, given the Neighborhood location and the Tenants it will attract - which is relative to the overall area.6) That a Class X NEIGHBORHOOD will have mostly Class X PROPERTIES, which will only attract Class X TENANTS, CONTRACTORS AND PMCs and deliver Class X RESULTS.7) That OOS property Class rankings are often different than the Class ranking of the local market they live.8) Class A is relatively easy to manage, can even be DIY remote managed from another state.

I am a native who now lives in Nebraska which is right next to Texas with the highest property taxation ranking in the Nation. 

Saw this article saying the new bedford and fall river markets are among the lowest ranked according to these standards.

Having said that, I would actually perform my internet research/analysis first and give it a personal ranking - let's say after you've researched online, you rank it at 6 on 10 where 1 means not buying and 10 means 100% buying.