We also have a NO SMOKING of anything inside unit policy including vaping but people will still try to get away with it anyway.

Last year it made it through one chamber of CA legislation before getting shelved.  

I'll actually spend time in the markets that I'm consider and literally just network with other investors and seek out people who are knowledgeable about the market.That said, some of the data sources I like when looking at rental areas:census.govcity-data.comzillow.comzilpy.comLocal chamber of commerce sites - can provide information about business/job/wage growthLocal real estate associations (members of NAR) - can provide information about local housing stats, housing supply, etc.

For free resources and data, websites like the, FRED, Statistica, YCharts, Trading Economics, and Local government or chamber of commerce are great places to start.

Beware of partial / late payments, of pets or smoking / vaping in units that don't allow them, etc.

Most of the cheap ones, like the InSinkErator Badgers, have a plastic grind chamber which will crack and leak.  

There is some noise in this comment, but overall I appreciate it, especially on LinkedIn, where everything is an echo chamber of "I help create passive income for busy professionals", "Invest like the rich", "create financial freedom through real estate".  

In addition, check out the chamber of commerce https://greaterlouisvillepartnership.com/ where you can find the top 10 employers for different industries such as healthcare, tech, manufacturing and logistics.

After visiting Ocala twice, familiarizing ourselves with the neighborhood, seeing their homes under construction, going to the Chamber of Commerce, County offices, and speaking with police and EMS personnel covering the neighborhood, we decided to proceed.

I used to run a Chamber of Commerce in a town with all these same infrastructure challenges.