A few tips that may be helpful to you here on the BP website:You can set up keyword alerts so anytime someone posts about Milwaukee or any of the other markets you're evaluating, you'll be notified.

The numbers look really good I mean less than $10k per park owned home ++ a ton more..If I was to buy I would spend a couple of bucks for someone to evaluate the local economy in that town and in Florence.. 

I started taking an active interest in learning to evaluate ROI and cash flow, and creating my own exotic spreadsheets and algorithms laying out my own personal strategies. 

I'd consider finding a luxury Realtor and paying him for an evaluation of your home vs the others on the market.  

However, it can be very helpful in evaluating properties once you have identified them as targets.For example... very helpful to know when a property is owned free and clear, or, alternatively, when a property has liens that exceed its value.

I've been presented with an opportunity to invest in a 7 acre parcel on a mountain in NC, and need some help evaluating it. 10% annual return on the $175k initial investment, and 50% of the net proceeds of each lot sale (12-14 lots). 

Evaluating deals

Okay, I'm starting to wrap my mind around how to evaluate deals (buy and hold rental properties).

I do have criterea which I use to evaluate and both of these tenants are acceptable.

Prepare with YouTube videos, let them know you are coming to do a "preliminary evaluation of the problem" to "assess repairs and schedule vendors".