Outside of that you can look at crime rates, etc but having a boots on the ground or local expert would be the best benefit of where to look in a specific market.

The only people that can truly answer your questions are the local brokerages.

I attended seminars, joined meetup groups, and regularly invited local professionals for coffee to learn from their experiences.

You can start with reading his books (Multifamily Millions) and go to a local seminar when they are in town.

If you ever stop rolling over to new dsts and paying that 10-18% in fees, then you’ll owe all those taxes anyway…It reminds me of the large local swap meets, gun shows, craft shows, etc etc etc….    

A great way to find a good team member (contractor, agent, partner, attorney, lender, PM, etc.) is at a local Real Estate Investor meetup.

I never heard why but a big name local developer bought that land and the plans so I'm excited to see what he does. 

Investing out of state can be a good option if your local market isn't a good fit.

I'd highly recommend looking at going to the Investor lab events or join the local REI.

We're a local lender and we have a bunch of newer investors who are also local.