Chamber of Commerce.

Rates in your park (lot plus whatever they are renting/buying) need to be lower than the avg. 2 bedroom apt.Look at the local chamber of commerce to see if the area is growing as well as online sites that give info on the Metro area.

They will give local info.For local banks connect with the Chamber of Commerce president.

Go to investment group meetings, go to auctions, go to trustee sales, go to chamber of commerce events, go to open houses and meet agents, find the value of houses in certain neighborhoods..

I'm going to concentrate on the first, but if you want more on the others I will add later.Biz owners: Join your local chamber of commerce.Why the chamber: A) your target market is there:  when u join you get a membership book that is a list of all your target marketB) Chamber members take other chamber member calls:  you have built in credibility with your other members and let's admit it, raising capital is all about credibility.C) At least once a month, Your local chamber will provide you with networking opportunities designed for nothing else but putting you in front of your target market in a nice, easygoing, relationship building scenario.  

This can take a lot of different forms such as meetups, chamber of commerce, charitable and arts foundations, country clubs, and of course the best networking source...BP.

Googling each city and the local chamber of commerce web site is usually a good source.

The members of the Chamber of Commerce can usually tell you what has been approved by the City.Be knowledgable in the market you selected.  

Ok, probably not worth the maintenance and definitely not cost effective if each unit needed to have it's own chamber. 

Also, if you want to do work in a certain area you should consider attending a couple chamber of commerce events.