I want to start and learn how to analyze markets in a cheaper environment before going after bigger opportunities (Specifically in Brooklyn, NY)All advice is appreciated.

@Eric G.Things are very similar here in NYC.HOWEVER, the way I do things as @Nathan G. mentioned is to use the normal criteria of Employment and Credit Score Qualifications, and potentially other checks.So far, in the 21 years that I have been a Landlord in Brooklyn, NYC...

I recently started a direct mail campaign in the Brooklyn as well.

5-12 units in the areas of Old Brooklyn and Clark Fulton?

If you want to stay in AA then checkout North County areas like Pasadena or Brooklyn Park.  

I own my primary residence here in the Allentown area but work in Brooklyn.

Credible applications hit in good numbers and it was rented within a week.I am a commuting hub to NYC and we are seeing a lot of people fleeing the urban areas of North Jersey, Brooklyn and Manhattan for healthier, open space.

Background info:  There are communities where row homes are the norm, eg: Boston's lucrative Back Bay, lots of them in San Fran, Brooklyn NY.In the suburbs, we expect SFRs with yards, but there are those than would just as soon not go there.The issue is not the property per se, but the expectations of the local market.

The city is definitely gentrifying, similar Brooklyn as to New York.

Account Closed To give you an example , I was just talking with a woman that owns a 2 unit just outside Balto in Brooklyn Park .