I will be trying to tour these cities in the coming months before making a final decision but anecdotal insights provide a much more colorful perspective for me to start sinking my teeth into.Thanks!

Then use the 3D map tool to overlay them on the planet using Bing Maps.In addition, you can tell Bing maps (which I honestly hate, but Excel bests Google Fusion in usability) to color code each placemark.

The designer can then reply to my comments with any questions.I also created a Google Doc for the designer, which included the colors I wanted to use and a few bullet points of the general direction I wanted to take with the page.

Money will need to be spent to fix these problems (which may not be evident until the old roof tearoff happens--if that is needed)If the HVAC equipment is on the roof, the leaks may be from around the base area of those.Re the cracks, you might want to ask your brickman the added cost to match the color of the existing morter (after a powerwash) to make the repair harder to spot.Can the bricks be repaired with the renters in place or will you have to vacate those units(???)

@Edwin De leon The Multifamily Bootcamp is geared more toward commercial multifamily, but we've had several folks take it who are interested in 2-4 units, too. The

That may color your decision as to who to go with too.I say that because of your statements above.

What I'm looking for doesn't need to be near as sexy/charty/colorful, even a well designed spreadsheet would probably suffice. 

Treat it like a wall painted a color you HATE.

Get all the pros ready and setup regular maintenance on the hard systems (furnace, A/C etc)You want to go through the house with a fine tooth comb looking for anything that could cause a problem.

Research top investor agents, get some color on the area.