But I would be circumspect about how I requested the records (need them for personal research project), how the information appeared when disseminated (all indications that it came from the State would be removed), and how I phrased my interactions with property owner's who were identified through use of public records (I'd never mention that the owner's identity or address was obtained from the State or County, only that obtained the information legally at considerable cost).

[I'm a small investor from Tel Aviv, Israel, investing mainly in Israel and Central-Eastern Europe]Hi All :)I'm trying to  compile a list of metrics to use in order to identify new markets to invest in Europe.

@Alisha Gilliam - You want to identify all the Deal Points to determine if you can purchase the property and operate it for a profit.  

So I just finished up reading on ways to try and identify the different class areas. 

@Michael Ealy I really identify with the things that you wrote.  

I am sure they have an army of analysts digging through data in order to identify suitable markets - capacities and resources not available to the "normal" investor. 

Do as best you can to identify your scope of work and attach the appropriate costs to that.Replacing floors?  

Hi all of you smart investors.We are developers.We are start ups.We have good coaches incubating us.We have good professional teams backing us up.We have financing institutions backing us up.We have access to a R220 Billion property portfolio.We have identified a 4000 square meter land.Our strategy is to Rent to Develop to Rent.We have a storage tenant & parking tenant.Our development costs is R58 Million.We are gearing it 70/30 ratio.We need R1 933 333 million seed capital.We looking to raise seed capital from investors.We have no money to put down as we are start ups.We have a few investors in mind.In your opinion, what do you suggest we do to have them invest in us?

Specifically, I'd love to learn what areas in Southern California would be worth investing in and how to identify and fund good deals (currently leaning towards single and small multi-family rentals).

@Arlen ChouThanks Arlen this is very useful piece of information, how is it possible to identify whether a property is 'soft story' candidate?