I've also looked at what kind of stores are nearby to a property I may be interested in.

West Hartford seems like a beautiful town and the realtor that we’re working with said there isn’t enough rental property availability for the amount of people who want to rent who work in nearby Hartford.

Are there any other areas nearby that you suggest, too?

So if the broker tells you that rents can be increased by $140 per unit, then you need to call all of the nearby properties in the area and find out if the information that they're giving you is correct.Always start with your financial analysis before you ever waste time going to check out a property in person. 

I'm currently under contract for a duplex that has a slight mold issue under one of the baths & possibly in the attic (hvac drip), which may have dripped to the flooring underneath in a nearby hall.

We're in the florida markets and other markets nearby as well)

Do you think that the homes nearby to the old town area have potential for flipping?

As a new investor I'm not confident in myself yet and I wonder if I'm missing something that should concern me.The seller told my realtor that he's selling because he wants to concentrate more on vacation property around a nearby lake, so maybe he needs the equity from this property to expand his more profitable vacation property?  

Otherwise, yep you will wind up with a mini stockpile of clean filters in the front closet and in the furnace it will be 3" thick with dust

Another thing... if you are in the South east Pennsylvania area or around the corner from there, please tell me if you know about any meetups or networking events "nearby".