@Isadore NelsonYes, you can check the county clerk’s website or office.

Another option if you are looking to rent rooms and there are hospitals in your area is to market to travelling nurses, using a website like https://www.furnishedfinder.com/  These are shorter term leases, usually about 3 months, and you are renting to professionals who are in an area for work.

However, there’s one aspect of the website that’s raising a bit of concern for me.I live in Santa Barbara, CA, and from my experience, the median home price here is generally at least $1.5 million, and in most cases, I rarely see anything priced under $1 million.

I'm in this strange position of being out of state and unfortunatley not having the time to visit or gain personal expertise.

Each brokerage has their own website that hosts listings.  3.

@Michelle Fenn  We had properties listed for sale, posted on local MLS, propagated to Realtor and maybe 100 other websites including zillow, trulia etc. 

There are a plethora of websites where homes can be listed - not just the ones dedicated to home sales, too.4.

@Sushil IyerWith my experience, to analyze properties effectively, you can start with resources like MLS listings, Crexi/Loopnet, tax assessor websites, or paid tools like Costar and Reonomy.

@Liam Alvarez  I've never seen an app or a website that analyzes all markets and spits out the top 3 you should invest in for the highest returns. 

Does anyone have some really good websites for accurate up to date data for vacancy rates, median rents, average household income, etc?