There are a ton of other places to explore too - most notably the Ridgedale Market.

I found both properties as I started walking for dollars in my neighborhood I looked them up online and couldn't find them for sale so I believe their off market(correct me if I'm wrong), so what I want to know is how exactly should I go about exploring these two options.

I am new to real estate investing and would like to explore my financing options with lenders in hopes of buying my first property next year.

My husband and I are buying our first rental now (closing in the next few weeks) and it took years of saving to get 50k in cash, so I just want to explore different options as we keep looking for another property.

The overall trend for a metro area, even if the price range is offset from what you are exploring would be useful.

I’m looking at duplexes but am also exploring single family homes.

We recently explored Outer Banks and it's a pretty hot market for STR!

I may end up selling it but I’d like to explore what else I could do. 

I plan to take the next couple of weeks doing some drive by’s of mls properties and exploring some of the neighborhoods in Springfield, MA and in the Pawtucket/providence area.

If it checks off that box I’ll explore the forums to see what zip codes people suggest to look deeper into.