city-data.com is a great site for checking out stats on a placemacro factors to consider:population growth ratediversity and depth of economysocioeconomic and racial diversity of a populationfinancial depth (does locality have good access to capital, plenty of retail banking options, ideally investment banking level of commercial and capital fluidity)past property appreciationother important factors to consider:proximity to where you are and how that aligns with your use PM or self manage strategyactual property analysisfinancial analysisproject /rehab analysisimmediate surrounding area analysisget whatever conversations with locals you can (I've found talking to neighbors can sometimes reveal nuggets of gold)regulatory analysisget some feedback from people that have been through the process in terms of permitting/etccheck public records (my view is that the more available and the more consistent, the better)that's all I can think of for now but all have their importance and from what you've shared what makes you NOT do a deal is far more important than what makes you DO a deal. 

I am able to do more in-depth search and even see scans of original documents so I was hoping I can do the same here.Thanks again!

I like Grand Rapids: above average population growth, diversified and modernized economy and cultural depth in art and craft brewery scene which I think makes it desirable.

Jon Holdman Could you explain more in depth, please?

It’s now time to conduct a more in depth analysis of the remaining properties.NOI=Income-Operating ExpensesIncome-Gross monthly rent-Other sources of income (laundry, storage, etc)Operating Expenses-Insurance-Garbage-HOA fees-Taxes-The above four bullets can be estimated by simply making a few phone calls or doing some online research.

For more in depth understanding, you're best off to set up a meeting with your Title team and/or their plant manager.

I really appreciate all of them as well as the in-depth discussion.

That's the same idea I had but I had never heard it explained so in depth.

Or if you have one operating checking account for all your properties, then have one security deposit checking account.I haven't researched your state (PA) in depth, @Richard Fields, but if it is the case that the tenant is entitled to any interest earned on their money, and no interest is earned because it was held in a checking account, then that would eliminate a headache of figuring out whose pennies belong to whom when it comes time to return the security deposit.It's probably the case that you'd thereby also be forfeiting the 1% administrative fee mentioned too, but again in my mind it wouldn't be worth the hassle - life is complicated enough without generating tasks for the sake of literally a few bucks.So in your shoes I'd probably put all the security deposits for that property in a secondary checking account and just use Excel or whatever bookkeeping method you normally use, to keep track of them.But I'm not an attorney and am not giving you legal advice.

While it will always be dependent on tourism, Las Vegas can attract more than just high rollers and gamblers now.