One of the blogs I read contained a hyperlink to this website (https://www.hud.gov/groups/landlords). 

Hi Isaac I've used some of those websites before mostly as a investor but have looked into it as a borrower as well. 

What is the best website to use to find the vacancy rate in the city?

What is the best website to use to find the vacancy rate in the city?

We started with these goals:Business partner wants to retire in ~6 years.I want to retire in ~20 years.We want to have $120k in cash flow by year 6 and $600k in cash flow by year 20.After buying and improving each business or property we want to outsource management.With these goals in mind we came up with a plan to invest $220k per year for the next 5 years ($1.1m total excluding capex), purchasing one passive income business (apartment building, storage units, ???)

What websites to visit to learn this kind of information?

Check your local city website for zoning of your property to see if it’s zoned for multi-family for that area.

In another note, he said that Jerry Cohen and his nephew Scott Cohen were convicted of a major rental fraud scheme in Philadelphia in 1999.If you look at the Cook County Recorder of Deeds website, EquityBuild is the Grantor/Grantee on 190/160 properties respectively in the Chicagoland area.

On most of the websites Im finding my information there is a wait period that you must undergo before you can obtain the license, something like 45 days of residing in the state.

I also suggest you check out Nolo Press website.