Hi all agents/brokers/real estate lawyers,I use neighborhood scout to get an idea of neighborhood qualities.

I want to go out of state to finish my schooling, mostly because I want to get a job in the future near the out of state university, knowing I will have an advantage at getting a job there because of internship opportunities and job scouts searching within the college (the college is near a huge financial sector).

Every source has its flaws but I think neighborhood scout has some great free data available

Most likely way you’re going to find a deal is by scouting the MLS.

I have been scouting and deal finding looking for potential fix and flips as well as apartment deals.

A bad analogy that comes to mind is when my daughter was selling girl scout cookies.

#1 seems to be a golden rule, and every time I'm out scouting neighborhoods, I try to keep that at the forefront of my mind. #2 I absolutely agree with and have been the victim of analysis paralysis for the past couple of years, and I know at some point I'll have to pull the trigger.

We will be scouting out investments (SF & MF Units) in and around Coeur d'Alene and Boise areas.

Its all about knowledge and your teamThe answer to this is because he has properties in Cleveland that he would like to help a CA sucker, I mean CA OOS investor, to acquire.Bob, I challenge you to find one reputable source (Case Shiller, Neighborhood Scout, Zillow (not the most accurate)) that shows a RE return for Cleveland higher than any of the large coastal So Cal cities (pick your city: San Diego, OC, Los Angeles, San Francisco) for small residential (1 to 4 units) buy and hold for any period of 10 years or longer (you choose the time span that you want (2009 to 2019, 2007 to 2019, 2000 to 2019, 1990 to 2019, whatever you want). 

They're already scouting other properties so this may go easier than I think.My wife brought up a good point.