The podcasts are gold. 

When you get into the investors arena competent brokers that are willing to do the work are hard to find but they are worth their weight in gold when you find one.  

Location is vital to answer this question.Lead, asbestos, radon you have to disclose and every state has different forms.Electrical box -doesn't meet NFPA 70 and state and city codes?

You’re sitting on a gold mine.

These houses may be in decent condition, and spending what you paid for it would basically be a gold plated house by the time you were done 😂.

Talking to "my" agent and discussing details with a couple local property managers helped me move with more confidence... not because I took everything they said as gold, but because it helped add to my overall understanding.

I personally think #3 (Get connected) is the most vital.

Real estate agents/other investors are probably the best way to find informationespecially for a newbie who might not know what exactly it is they are looking for or where to get it.2.your local tax assessor website/county office can be a gold mine of information but can be quite "raw"depending on how well they have it organized for you.3.

Think Norfolk and Plymouth County.Quite a bit of the southern part of the South Shore is a gold mine. 

There are companies that specialize in exactly this and can be worth their weight in gold!