5) is the QCD recorded with the county?

In Orange County CA the good deals are very rare, and prices are going up.

You can get some very useful data on the county website regarding age, sometimes rough floor plans, sales history, property owner info, lot size, zoning, etc.I also like to get a sense of what homes are selling for in the area if I don't already have an idea.

Well it depends on the county and who knew this information.In very active counties, like Cook where I am, there are 3rd party information services who publish this type of information to subscribers.

However, in the county I live in (i.e.

Welcome Al Williamson.

In Beaver and Lawrence County in Pa., you can not rent anything that is in the attic, unless you have an outside stairway for an exit.Beaver County in just a little North of Pittsburgh.Raymond

There may also be county-specific items you have to include.

Define the annual returns you want and the degree of risk you are willing to take on.After many avenues of research if the return you want has too much risk for you then you need to adjust your returns expectations or increase your risk acceptance with your money.If the dynamic is specific to your area where you live you can look outside of that area (other cities,counties,states) to find properties or investment streams that match what you want.

When the market collapsed, we moved from an area where we had lived most of our lives, in northern California, to Orange County, CA, which we knew nothing about!