You can tell a lot by driving down a street or "virtual driving" using Google street view.

North Collinwood is turning into a nice arts district.

Get a local or a virtual accountant to be your "in-house" accounting department.

I would like to learn more about virtual wholesaling and lease-purchase options in the meantime.

Yes I get the whole "dark art" perception that comes with the 1031 exchange. 

The indicators given were a historically high amount of equity in primary residences, employers using bonuses to reward employees vs. salary increases, and college students choosing STEM degrees vs. liberal arts degrees. 

@Brian Barcaro I think finding a 30 year AM on residential rentals is going to be virtually impossible if you're going the commercial route. 

You can show them the unit virtually and guage their reactions. 

A virtual tour feature can also boost your property’s value on the market.

There's virtually no parallel when it comes to economics, because the entire field is based on the activity of humans, which is often irrational and completely unpredictable.