You can identify a good deal and see what the person who bought it did with it and compare to what you estimated it to be.Like I said I could probably go on for hundreds of pages, mostly me making $#&$ ups and learning lessons lol.

Identify what you are looking for and call your potential partners.

Purpose of my post: I've identified a small multi-family property I want to buy and I want to contact the owner to see if she is interested in selling.

I have yet to identify any site that provides a free trial and am frustrated with wasting time and energy validating bad leads. 

Second, identify a local REI meetup and attend either in person or remotely.

Identify few local property managers - Let them know that they will be the one managing the property if you acquire it through them.

@Daniel Wang seems like you have identified the two most likely scenarios.

@Mike Lindsey Here is one easy way to start to learn how to identify and analyze deals! 

It’s a high crime area; there’s a reason the federal government gave PD funds to identify gang/criminal activity last summer.

I would make a list of the companies who worked on the approved plans as a way to identify good potential architects/engineers.I also recommend calling the planning/zoning department and speaking to someone about the property.