So, if you don't know how to build financial models, there are some available that are pretty good online (adventures in CRE is a great resource).  

You can also check their reviews online at Google, Facebook, or Yelp.

I’d love to hear about the crime rates or any other issues (which we cannot guess from the online stats), and how easy or hard it is to find reliable tenants and property management companies.

Yes, there's a lot of information online, but nothing replaces and EXPERIENCED honorable agent.A seller whose listing expired with a different agent/firm is now my client; the other agent was from a town 45 minutes away from the flip property....the listing expired. 

Usually you can find this online.#3 Chances are you will never buy a $500,000 property for $30,000. 

So I decided to go to my listing every day and change little things (upload a new picture, switch the order of the pictures, change the title of the property, add more or different info in the about section and edit price) The next day, we went from 0 bookings in January to 71% occupancy! 

The forms are online, and it costs $100 per filing. 

They are highly secretive however - no online presence under their names while being very tech-advanced, they also installed like seven cameras around the house perimeter.

Definitely join your local chapter of REIA (real estate investors association) or join one of the ones that are fully online (Columbus and Cincinnati).

Now I found one that specializes in real estate investors that was recommended by an online mentor.