Research the Bureau of Labor and Statistics for specific job industries and how the area and its industries are currently doing.If you do buy an Income Property be sure to start with a reasonable Capital Improvement account for emergencies.

Many cities have crime statistics on a website. 

Lukasz - My answers are inserted below in underlined bold...Originally posted by @Lukasz Kukwa:Hi All, As a new investor, I have a couple of questions regarding raising private money.

Let's not turn this into a pit bull debate and politics as it has been discussed at length in the past.For every statistic that someone can show them as lovable and huggable then another can show the exact opposite.I have had varying animals all my life so know a lot about them.

As a professional "analyst" and operations manager, I develop statistical real estate investment models in Excel. 

Flippers when you sell a home put the following clause/disclaimer at the bottom of your sales contract in Bold... but one VERY VERY important side note - do you have the advantage of offering your buyer loans that a mainstream mortgage company won't with taxpayer bail out money? 

So I received my weekly mail this morning through that convenient slot in my door and curiosity made me go pick up that envelope and in that formal letterhead I saw the utilities' company's name in bold letters.  

Non Sequitur: I don't think the bold text button likes to actually turn off for me :-P

See my responses in BOLD Originally posted by @Gina D.: Maybe because of the close proximity to NY (a gateway) we are prone to many avenues of investment.

Besides the 1 in a million times event which they talk on TV, I would be curious to know how many of you landlords have been in a lawsuit and how much it cost you.There are thousands of landlords on BP so that should give us a ‘statistically relevant sample’Thanks for sharing your experiences.