So use their expertise and the more you do this, the more you will start to learn the techniques and patterns yourself.

So, figure out ahead of time how they can pay their rent, as you don't want them to give you a lot of cash, as that could be dangerous to you, if some bad people detect a pattern of you carrying a lot of cash. 

Norfolk is very spotty on crime rates - Ghent is upscale but surrounded by impoverishment, then the city goes into a pattern of good street, bad street, good street, bad street.. for about 20 blocks.  

There's a science to it that I love, but the patterns are not as obvious as I've seen in other cities. 

We see similar fact patterns every so often and without fail the deals blow up.If I understand the situation correctly, as a result of some mod program the loan amount has been reduced so the payment is affordable.

(b) Is engaged wholly or in part in the business of selling or exchanging interests or estates in real estate or businesses, including businesses' goodwill, inventory, or fixtures, whether or not the business includes real property, to the extent that a pattern of sales or exchanges is established, whether or not the person owns the real estate or businesses.

One trick was to layout the first sheet so your screw pattern would hit a truss on every panel.

Jeff Bezos exhibits the same marriage pattern, quietly married to MacKenzie Bezos for 25 years. 

My logic is that maybe a pattern of new building permits in an area might indicate a hot market. 

With the financial recourses I have, patterning up with someone to take on the first rental/flip would be a great way to learn as much as possible.