Keep looking until you find a brokerage/website that has hundreds of positive reviews--they are out there, it just takes some effort.When you find a company, use search terms "[company name] reviews."

I found a few pockets in the rust belt kept popping up where I searched for the best places in live and work.

I suggest searching through the blogs on BP. 

I currently live in San Antonio, and can help you with your search for your next investment.

Now that i am out of the military working in a new W2 career, i am trying to get back into the RE investing and actually understand how to invest more appropriately and correctly compared to just purchasing houses that i would like to live in...Currently i have about 80k saved up for my next investment deal and just feel like im coming up short on anything even coming close to 1% rule, so to see if there are ways to invest it, i figured i would ask the public how they would go about investing the money, because i am always up for learning something new.If possible, could you throw a quick example or maybe a short answered deal you could possibly go buy today in your own market to get an idea...I am currently searching up to 2hrs from the Tampa, FL area.

Search Los Angeles rent control landlord occupancy for more information. 

Hi Everyone,My name is Sean and I'm currently new to the whole real estate thing and I'm looking for some one to help me out a little bit here and there. I currently work out of town 20 days a month so I only have abo...

It's great to understand how these work and how to identify them, but I wouldn't say it's a necessity in order to get started.

5) Crime statistics6) Median Income7) Percentage of Renters vs OwnersAre there any other key metrics that BP is looking at when identifying markets to invest in? 

Should you include them in your prospective Realtor search, or not include them (to avoid potential friction in the friendships)?