Hey Cole good questionOutside of having trusted contacts, you have to look on sites like citydata and check rentalPrices etcIm actually working with a few people to form a collective and share ideas and opportunities...Feel free to connect with me or send me a message if you want to discuss

In your opinion does this seem like too much leg work for a small deal or is this a great opportunity to learn a lot on my first deal?

@Mark Fries From the crickets on here sounds like there’s an opportunity to be had here!

I'm in a good market and would hate for an owner-occupant bid opportunity to slip by me simply because I was waiting for my lease to end.

I am told by some, that every time they say hi, renters are taking the opportunity to tell them what repairs need done.

Because of this a relationship is formed and most tenants do all they can to fulfill their end of the deal.Coming back to your question, I am leveraging what I’ve learned with dealing with people and forming a property management company, partly because I don’t think it’s hard work, secondly because I think their is an opportunity to make money, and most importantly because there are a lot of crappy property management companies, both from the perspective of tenant and owner and I hope I can do a better job.Sorry for the rant, but the property management stigma as being too hard and dirty drives me crazy.

They are a great opportunity to meet like minded locals that can help you expand your business.

This is a area were a lot of people look for flipping opportunities.

I have a subject to opportunity and not really sure if I have a good deal or not. 

I am also from NY and would love the opportunity to connect if you don't mind, I just sent you a colleague request.