You'll want to analyze unemployment trends, the industries in that market and how diverse the job pool is.After that, then take a look at cost of living, supply/demand, landlord friendly or not, and ability to get good team members.

I am about to close on a flip property and I am trying to get all of the supplies in order before closing.

Do you all allow for vapor cigs to be smoked in your or on your properties?

@Julia BlytheI've purchased from there before and the unit is warrantied by the manufacturerIf a warrantied part goes bad, I can have my HVAC guy take it to a supply house that sells goodman products and get a new part I've found that acwholesalers is oftentimes cheaper than the supply houses or that they will match the price of acwholesalers acwholesalers also sometimes has coupon codes you can enter to get 5-10% off

I've used box traps (reasonably priced at Tractor Supply) baited with tuna successfully. 

They usually require refrigerator and stove and smoke alarm How would the landlord do for appliances protection?

Such as builders supply stores.

They have specific researchers called "research analyst" that do nothing but put this stuff together.There are commercial data companies that supply the info that charge a bunch of money.The key is if the info Is going over a macro level or a micro market.

Do we try to install interconnected wired smoke detectors while we are doing the rehab?

Before going after demand (investors) you need supply (Properties) to be able to close the deal then and there.