Also the the regional building authority may have a searchable data base.

I'm new to real estate investing but I've helped a lot of realtors and investors... which is why I'm now getting into investing as well.Here are some things that you can do pretty quickly since you already have the funds and data from PropStream (BTW, how are you liking that?

House hacking is an incredible way to get into buy and hold real estate investing with a relatively low financial barrier to entry… plus the added benefit of reducing housing costs!

I realized that money is made when you have specialized knowledge and you implement that specialized knowledge creatively and diligently.Maybe the reason why you're struggling in doing a deal is because you don't know some of these techniques so you're entry and exit strategies are limited.Hope this helps and inspires you.If so, reply to this and if you have questions, let's have a discussion here.

If there's a hole, it may be a red flag.b) sensitivity analysis: I examine all the assumptions, and make sure I can live with the worst case scenarios.c) "Stall and see": if they are getting money over multiple years, and there is no penalty for investing later, I would usually wait so I get some real performance data, versus having to look at theoretical pro forma information.d) Recession stress test: I will not invest in anything, until I subject it to recession level stress and see if I can live with the result.

Some data to chew on.

I am a new investor living in NYC and am looking to determine my farm area so I can begin investing.When I initially started my research, I thought I would farm in Northern New Jersey - Bergen, Hudson, Essex and Union counties - but as I continued researching I've found that inventory is low and competition is high, making the barrier of entry for a new investor very challenging. 

I have no experience with OOS investing but I do see the much lower entry point with investing OOS. still not sure whether OOS investing is the right strategy since I will be relying on other people's actions/ commitment to managing the property.   

But these should get you started and there are plenty of good sites to do your research, like data use, city-data, area vibes, neighborhood scout.Please, feel free to shoot me a message if you have any questions or just want to chat!

MLS access and control of information is a contentious issue for agents and consumers, Zillow and the like are dominating the market with this data making it harder for agents in the ensuing years, heck harder for everyone.Better question to ask is what information are you looking for?